Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: PrintDialog.SetTray

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PrintDialog.SetTray

Sets the tray name the plugin should select.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
PrintDialog	6.1	Yes	No	No	No	No

MBS( "PrintDialog.SetTray"; Value ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

Value The name of the tray to use. "Tray1"

Parameter	Description	Example value
Value	The name of the tray to use.	"Tray1"

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Sets the tray name the plugin should select.
Value may be Tray1, Tray2, tray-1, tray-2, auto, Left, Right, Lower, Middle, Upper and depends on the printer driver. This is not the name displayed in dialog, but the internal value which is the same for all localization.
Same as using PrintDialog.SetOption with "InputSlot" as key and tray name as value.

Examples

Set Tray-2 as the tray for paper:

MBS("PrintDialog.SetTray"; "Tray-2")

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Created 10th February 2016, last changed 15th May 2017

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