PDFKit.SetPrintOption

Sets custom print options.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Key	The key to use.	"com_apple_print_PrintSettings_PMCopies"
Value	The value to use. Depending on data type, the plugin will pass a number or a text.	3
Type	Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 9.2 or newer. The type of data to add. Default is empty to use type of value passed. So text or number type would be picked automatically. Valid values for type are boolean, text, number, integer and text. Integer is for integer numbers while number is for floating numbers.		Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Examples

Sets a custom option:

MBS( "PDFKit.SetPrintOption"; "xxx"; 123 )

Sets a custom boolean option:

MBS( "PDFKit.SetPrintOption"; "xxx"; 1; "boolean" )

Asks for 4 pages per page:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "PDFKit.SetPrintOption"; "NSPagesAcross"; 2; "Integer") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "PDFKit.SetPrintOption"; "NSPagesDown"; 2; "Integer") ]

Set output bin:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("PDFKit.SetPrintOption"; "OutputBin"; "MailBoxBin1") ]

See also

• PDFKit.GetPrintOption
• PDFKit.GetPrintSetting
• PDFKit.SetPrintSetting

Release notes

• Version 11.5
  • Fixed a problem with PDFKit.SetPrintOption not setting value correctly.
• Version 9.2
  • Added new optional type parameter to PrintDialog.SetOption and PDFKit.SetPrintOption to set data type.
  • Added PDFKit.GetPrintOption and PDFKit.SetPrintOption functions to set custom options.

Example Databases

• Mac and iOS/PDFKit/Print PDF

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 11.5pr1
• Was gibt es neues bei MBS Version 9.2
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 9.2pr1

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Created 12nd March 2019, last changed 10th April 2022

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