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PrintDialog.SetPrintType

Sets what FileMaker will print.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
PrintDialog 5.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
MBS( "PrintDialog.SetPrintType"; Type { ; BlankOption } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
Type What to print.
Can be 0 for records being browsed, 1 for current record or 2 for blank record.		 1
BlankOption Optional, which option to select for blank.
Can be 0 for "as formatted", 1 for "with boxes" or 2 for "with underline".		 0 Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Sets what FileMaker will print.
Works only if dialog is not shown currently.

Examples

Test all variants:

Allow User Abort [Off]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.Enable")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetPrinterName"; "")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetNoDialog"; 1)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetDestinationPath"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test-0.pdf")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetPrintType"; 0; 0)]
Print []
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetDestinationPath"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test-1.pdf")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetPrintType"; 1; 0)]
Print []
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetDestinationPath"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test-2-0.pdf")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetPrintType"; 2; 0)]
Print []
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetDestinationPath"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test-2-1.pdf")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetPrintType"; 2; 1)]
Print []
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetDestinationPath"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test-2-2.pdf")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.SetPrintType"; 2; 2)]
Print []
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("PrintDialog.Disable")]

See also

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Created 27th December 2014, last changed 10th June 2023


PrintDialog.SetPrintToPDF - PrintDialog.SetPrinterName