Re: Swithcing Printers

Dear Remi

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

Best regards, Tom



"Remi-Noel Menegaux" <rnmenegaux@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:430c11a9$0$2943$626a14ce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit ...
>> 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
>>
>
>


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