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Print to a specific printer

Aug 4, 2012 4:29 PM

Categories: Windows Tags: #a #printer #to #print #label #570 #brother #specific #ql

Hi I have done some searching on web sites and it looks as though this is possible, but I have not found a certain solution. It may be that each printer is different.

So I wanted to ask.

Is it possible to create a print button that will print to a specific printer?

 

The last page of my acrobat document is designed so that it will format and print with my label printer. Brother ql 570

 

Thank you for your time.
John

824 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: ahlaj77, Aug 15, 2012 12:40 PM
 
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  • GKaiseril
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    1. GKaiseril,
    Aug 5, 2012 10:31 AM   in reply to ΓΒΠ
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    Use the 'printParams' to set your printer's name, printerName, and other parameters and then use the 'print' method with the 'printParams' option to print. You may need to use 'printerNames' to get the system name of your specific printer.

     
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    2. ΓΒΠ,
    Aug 13, 2012 9:49 PM   in reply to GKaiseril
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    Hi Thank you for the help.

     

    I have entered the following codes both work separately. However I can not get them to work together.  The first line prints page 3 the second one prints to the specified printer.  

    Any tips on what I am missing to get them to work together? I know next to nothing about Java. 

    Thank you

    John

     

     

    print()

     

     

    var pp = this.getPrintParams();

    pp.printerName = "Brother QL-570";

    this.print(pp)

     
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    3. ΓΒΠ,
    Aug 13, 2012 10:00 PM   in reply to GKaiseril
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    For some Reason Adobe did not post the entire message the java scrip to print just page 3

    print()

     

     

    Works as long as I have the label printer as the default printer. 

     
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    4. Test Screen Name,
    Aug 14, 2012 6:34 AM   in reply to ΓΒΠ
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    A tip, which I'm sure you'll just find annoying but one day it may help you. You aren't using Java, you're using JavaScript. These are two quite different things, both of which sometimes get used with PDFs. Sometimes JavaScript is shortened to JS, but it's probably best to just write it all out. (Why might it matter? One day you may be trying to follow advice on the web, and it's vital to know whether it's about Java or JavaScript).

     
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  • GKaiseril
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    5. GKaiseril,
    Aug 14, 2012 6:40 AM   in reply to ΓΒΠ
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    What is the output from the code:

     

    var l = app.printerNames.length

         for ( var i = 0; i < l; i++)
              console.println("(" + (i+1) + ") " + app.printerNames[i]);

     

    You need to use the system name for the printer and not your local system name.

     
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    6. ahlaj77,
    Aug 15, 2012 12:40 PM   in reply to ΓΒΠ
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    Did you by chance run across the Adobe Acrobat Guide for Javascript in Print Production? In the bookmarks section click "Print Production"

    http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/sdk/pdf/javascri pt/AcroJSGuide.pdf

     
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