Hi All,

I was recently upgraded to a new Mac with the Tiger OS
(and have very few complaints about this!). However, a
script I used to use in Filemaker 6 has stopped working.

This was a script (which utilised Applescript within it)
to switched printers (to print to a label printer) and then switch
back to the main Laser printer. The script was simple, along
the lines of 'Tell Applescript ["tell application "Print Center"
set myprinter to printer "PET" set current printer to myprinter
end tell"]. Alas, it seems that the Tiger OS does not have
an application called 'Print Center' any more so the switch
does not work.

I'm sure there are other ways to switch printers during
a long scripted print run and switch back to the default
printer at the end but I can't seem to work it out. Has
anyone who uses two printers met and solved this problem
and can perhaps point me in the right direction for a solution?

Many thanks,
Tom

Tom,

If you are not adverse to plug-ins for FileMaker you may want to try
Productive Computing and there Change Printer software. Not only does
it allow to change printers via scripting but allows several other
features such as move and copy files.

Use this link to view info.

https://www.productive.cc/pci_cart/F...ID_No=24&-Find

Good Luck, CB

You could also read the (long) thread on the same subject recently in
this forum. Its object was :
"Re: how to assess to a particular file a particular printer?"
Remi-Noel


"Tom Connelly" <connelly (AT) hypnos (DOT) co.uk> a écrit ...

Dear Remi

Thanks for this information. Is there an archive somewhere
that past items are stored?

Best regards, Tom



"Remi-Noel Menegaux" <rnmenegaux (AT) free (DOT) fr> wrote

Hi There,

Many thanks for your advice, I will certainly check this out.

Best regards, Tom




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Hi all,

Doh! all I have to do is substitute "Printer Setup Utility"
for "Printer Center" and the small printer switching
Applescript work as it did defore.

'Tell Applescript ["tell application "Print Center"
set myprinter to printer "PET" set current printer to myprinter
end tell"]

* PET is the name of my printer in the setup utility, so:

'Tell Applescript ["tell application "Printer Setup Utility"
set myprinter to printer "PET" set current printer to myprinter
end tell"]

Putting this in your scripts will allow printer switching in
Filemaker.

Thanks for your help,
Tom


"Tom Connelly" <connelly (AT) hypnos (DOT) co.uk> wrote