6 Replies Latest reply on Aug 15, 2012 12:40 PM by ahlaj77

Print to a specific printer

ΓΒΠ Aug 4, 2012 4:29 PM

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

1. Re: Print to a specific printer

gkaiseril Aug 5, 2012 10:31 AM (in response to ΓΒΠ)

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. Re: Print to a specific printer

ΓΒΠ Aug 13, 2012 9:49 PM (in response to gkaiseril)

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. Re: Print to a specific printer

ΓΒΠ Aug 13, 2012 10:00 PM (in response to gkaiseril)

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. Re: Print to a specific printer

Test Screen Name Aug 14, 2012 6:34 AM (in response to ΓΒΠ)

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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5. Re: Print to a specific printer

gkaiseril Aug 14, 2012 6:40 AM (in response to ΓΒΠ)
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. Re: Print to a specific printer

ahlaj77 Aug 15, 2012 12:40 PM (in response to ΓΒΠ)

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/javascript/AcroJSGuide.pdf
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