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PDFKit.GetPrintSetting

Queries print settings for printing PDF.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
PDFKit 4.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes, on macOS ❌ No
MBS( "PDFKit.GetPrintSetting"; Selector )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
Selector Which value to query. "FaxNumber"

Result

Returns value or error.

Description

Queries print settings for printing PDF.
See also PDFKit.Print function.
See also PDFKit.SetPrintSetting where options are described.

You can query default printer name using "DefaultPrinter" as selector.
New in 8.1 you can use selector LastSettings to query last settings as XML and discover what options are set by using the dialog, e.g. the tray names.

Examples

Query printer:

MBS( "PDFKit.GetPrintSetting"; "printer" )

Query default printer:

MBS( "PDFKit.GetPrintSetting"; "DefaultPrinter" )

Query last settings as xml:

MBS( "PDFKit.GetPrintSetting"; "LastSettings" )

See also

Release notes

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This function checks for a license.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 10th April 2022


PDFKit.GetPrintOption - PDFKit.List