Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Printer.PrinterInfo

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Printer.PrinterInfo

Queries printer info.

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

MBS( "Printer.PrinterInfo"; Name; Selector ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

Name The name of the printer. "LaserPrinter"

Selector The selector for the value to query. "Name"

Parameter	Description	Example
Name	The name of the printer.	"LaserPrinter"
Selector	The selector for the value to query.	"Name"

Result

Returns value or error.

Description

Queries printer info.
Selectors on Mac: Name, Type, languageLevel (PostScript language level or zero). If you ask for deviceDescriptionKeys, you get a list of other keys available.
Selectors on Windows: ServerName, PrinterName, ShareName, PortName, DriverName, Comment, Location, SepFile, PrintProcessor, Datatype, Parameters, SepFile, Priority, DefaultPriority, StartTime, UntilTime, Status, Jobs, AveragePPM, Status, Attributes.
Attributes and Status are returned as numbers.
If you pass "Keys" for selector, we return list of all available keys.