Changing Printers Script

[DavidTMI]

I have been using PerformApplescript to change printers, and this seems to be working fine(I can see the printer change in the Printer Setup Utility) but when the Print dialog comes up, it stills reverts to the previous printer. The Specify option in the Print step does not remember the printer. Any ideas? Thanks!

[dryerman]

I discovered today that fmp7's print and print setup script steps do not support changing of printers running on XP. Filemaker confirmed the issue. Has anyone else run into this problem? Is there a solution. Productive Computing makes a plugin to change printers but it only works on the mac version of fmp7. Help!

[DavidTMI]

I have been trying to get Productive Computings Change Printer plugin to work on Mac FM7 but it still doesn't. Has anyone had success with it on OS X?

[Per Lind]

Hello,

I have the same problem. I got this answer from Productive Computings:

Linds,

Currently, access to the printer selection mechanism for FMP 7.0 (Windows version) is not available.

While Change Printer with FMP 7.0 on Windows does not have the ability to change the printer, all other functions continue to work (moving files, etc.). However, Change Printer for the Macintosh version of FMP 7.0 does work in full (with the ability to change the printer).

We have spoken to FileMaker about this issue and it appears that for now, we don't have access to the printer selection area of FMP 7.0 for Windows. Should a solution to this issue ever be discovered, we will be sure to announce it.

Regards,

______________________________________

Paul Dacanay

Do anyone of you have some other suggestion which work the same way?

-Per

[DavidTMI]

Does anyone have an example of Change Printer working on a Mac in OSX? I would like to see it as I cannot get mine to work.