Topics   All   MacOS (Only)   Windows (Only)   Linux (Only, Not)   iOS (Only, Not)  
Components   Crossplatform Mac & Win   Server   Client   Old   Deprecated   Guides   Examples   Videos
New in version: 9.1   9.2   9.3   9.4   9.5   10.0   10.1   10.2   10.3   10.4    Statistic  

DynaPDF.Print

Prints the PDF file that is currently in memory.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example value
PDF	The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New.	$pdf
printerName	Optional Printer name. Ignored if dialog is shown. See Printer.PrinterNames functiomn for printer names.	"myPrinter"
TempPath	Optional The path to temporary folder. Can be empty for default folder.	""
DocName	Optional The name of the print job.	"My PDF Print"
PrintFlags	Optional The flags for printing. Can be Default, 1bit, Color, AutoRotateAndCenter, PrintAsImage or ShrinkToPrintArea. Can be just the text name of an option or the sum of the numbers.	"Color"
MarginLeft	Optional The margin for the left for the page. Pass zero if you don't need an extra margin.
MarginTop	Optional The margin for the top for the page.
MarginRight	Optional The margin for the right for the page.
MarginBottom	Optional The margin for the bottom for the page.
ShowDialog	Optional Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 6.5 or newer. Whether to show dialog. Default is 0 as we want no dialog. Pass 1 to show a dialog here.	0
MaxRes	Optional The maximum resolution to use. If value is zero or empty, we use default print resolution.	300

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Examples

Prints a PDF to printer

MBS( "DynaPDF.Print"; $PDF; "MyPrinter")

Import PDF and print:

#Initialize DynaPDF if needed
If [MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1]
    Perform Script [“InitDynaPDF”]
End If
#Clear current PDF document
Set Variable [$pdf; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.New")]
#Load PDF from container
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer"; $pdf; Print PDFs::InputPDF)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFFile"; $pdf; $destpage)]
#Print
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Print"; $pdf; Print PDFs::Printer Name; 2+4+16)]
#Cleanup
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf)]

Print with dialog:

MBS("DynaPDF.Print";
$pdf;
""; // printer name
""; // temp path
""; // job name
"Default"; // options
""; // margins
"";
"";
"";
1) // show dialog

See also

• DynaPDF.DeletePage
• DynaPDF.Initialize
• DynaPDF.IsInitialized
• DynaPDF.New
• DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer
• DynaPDF.Print.GetDevNames
• DynaPDF.Print.SetDevMode
• DynaPDF.Print.SetDevNames
• Printer.PrinterName
• Printer.PrinterNames

Example Databases

• DynaPDF/Print PDF with options
• DynaPDF/Print PDF

Blog Entries

• Combine MBS functions to automate processes in FileMaker
• Neues MBS FileMaker Plugin 9.1
• MBS FileMaker Plugin 9.1 - More than 5700 Functions In One Plugin
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 9.1pr3
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 8.4pr2
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 8.4pr1
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 8.2pr2
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 7.6pr4
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 6.5pr6
• MBS FileMaker Plugin 5.4 for OS X/Windows

FileMaker Magazin

• Ausgabe 6/2017, Seite 26, PDF

Release notes

• Version 9.1
  • Added MaxRes Parameter for DynaPDF.Print function.
• Version 8.4
  • Changed DynaPDF.Print to get default printer, if you pass empty printer name.
  • Improved DynaPDF.Print to use the device mode set with DynaPDF.Print.SetDevMode even if no dialog is used.
• Version 8.2
  • Added checks to DynaPDF.Optimize, DynaPDF.Print and DynaPDF.Save to complain if no pages are in document.
• Version 8.0
  • Fixed bugs with DynaPDF.Print and scaling pages for some printers.
• Version 7.0
  • Added DynaPDF.Print.GetDevMode, DynaPDF.Print.GetDevNames, DynaPDF.Print.SetDevMode and DynaPDF.Print.SetDevNames.

Created 21st October 2015, last changed 14th February 2019

DynaPDF.PlaceTemplateEx   -   DynaPDF.Print.GetDevMode

Feedback: Report problem or ask question.