Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Printer.SetPrinter

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Printer.SetPrinter

Switches printer or changes paper setup.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK
Printer	6.5	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No

MBS( "Printer.SetPrinter"; Printer { ; CloseDialog; Paper Format; Paper Orientation; Paper Source } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Printer The printer name to set.
Must not match exactly, just the first letters.
Leave empty to not change printer. "Brother"

CloseDialog Whether to close print dialog.
Pass 1 to close or 0 to not close.
Pass 2 to press cancel button in case you just want to learn the options. 1 Optional

Paper Format Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.0 or newer.
The name of the paper format.
Leave empty to not change. "A4" Optional

Paper Orientation Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.0 or newer.
The paper orientation.
Pass portrait or landscape. Empty value leaves setting as is. "landscape" Optional

Paper Source Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.0 or newer.
The paper source.
Pass name of setting. Name doesn't need to match exactly, just first letters.
So you can pass "Man" für Manual (English) and Manuell (German). "Man" Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Printer	The printer name to set. Must not match exactly, just the first letters. Leave empty to not change printer.	"Brother"
CloseDialog	Whether to close print dialog. Pass 1 to close or 0 to not close. Pass 2 to press cancel button in case you just want to learn the options.	1	Optional
Paper Format	Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.0 or newer. The name of the paper format. Leave empty to not change.	"A4"	Optional
Paper Orientation	Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.0 or newer. The paper orientation. Pass portrait or landscape. Empty value leaves setting as is.	"landscape"	Optional
Paper Source	Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.0 or newer. The paper source. Pass name of setting. Name doesn't need to match exactly, just first letters. So you can pass "Man" für Manual (English) and Manuell (German).	"Man"	Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Switches printer or changes paper setup.
Shows the printer setup dialog and switches target printer or paper settings.
Please use a script pause of at least a second after calling this function to let Windows show the dialogs.

This function requires the permissions for current user to print and the print menu commands be available via menu as we trigger those to set printer.

You can later call Print.ErrorLog to detect errors. If Windows ever change dialogs, features may no longer work.

For Mac, please check PrintDialog.Install function.

Version 10.0 of MBS Plugin adds three new parameters paper format, orientation and source. And the plugin fills the internal lists for paper sources, formats and printers.

Original source code sponsored by schubec.com
http://www.schubec.com

Examples

Switch printer:

Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("Printer.SetPrinter"; Printer Dialog::Printer Name)]
Pause/Resume Script [Duration (seconds): 2]
Show Custom Dialog ["Result"; MBS("Printer.ErrorLog")]

Change paper to Letter in landscape:

MBS( "Printer.SetPrinter"; ""; 0; "Letter"; "landscape")