Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: PrintDialog.Install

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PrintDialog.Install

Installs the extension for the printer dialog.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK	License
PrintDialog	3.5	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Paid

MBS( "PrintDialog.Install" )

Parameters

none

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Installs the extension for the printer dialog.
Only after PrintDialog.Install was called, you can use PrintDialog.Enable.
You only call this function once.

This is Mac only. For Windows, please check Printer.SetPrinter and Printer.Print.

Examples

Install and print to PDF:

Set Variable [$r; MBS( "PrintDialog.Install")]
Set Variable [$r; MBS( "PrintDialog.Enable")]
Set Variable [$r; MBS( "PrintDialog.SetPrintToPDF"; 1)]
Set Variable [$r; MBS( "PrintDialog.SetDestinationPath"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.pdf")]
Set Variable [$r; MBS( "PrintDialog.SetNoDialog"; 1 )]
Print []