Change Printer

[Per Lind]

I hope next version of FM have the "Change Printer" function as in Productive Computings Plug-In.

Just copy the printers name to a field.

If you change printer you dont need to change within the scripts, just change the field.

In one register you have all your printers for different uses:

Printer 1: HP 4050

Printer 2: Dymo LBELWRITER

Printer 3: Canon MP800R

In the register you should print from you have following script steps:

PCCP_ChangePrinter( Printers::Printer 2 )

Print

PCCP_ChangePrinter( Printers::Printer 1 )

-Per

Edited October 24, 2009 by Guest

[bcooney]

Well, you can just have subscripts that you call, each devoted to a specific printer. Then, by changing the subscript, you change the selected printer in all calling scripts.

FM10 supposedly saves the printer in the Print script step.

[Per Lind]

The clou with Chenge Printer is that you dont save the printer in the script.

If so, you have to change all your scripts if you buy a new printer.

With Productive Computings Plugin you just change the printers name in the printerfield in qa linked register.

Its no big deal change scripts if you only have a few but with large solutions then its a big job.

What Im looking for is something build in so I dont need to buy a Plugin.

-Per

[bcooney]

Per, I am saving the printer name in the script. But, just once. This subscript will be called by all other scripts that need to print. Changing the target printer happens in one place.

[Vaughan]

Once in each file, Barbara?

[bcooney]

I've never done a multi-file solution, since .fp7.

[Vaughan]

Ah, luxury.

I'm working with legacy systems; but even so, some files (such as Contacts) are shared between multiple solutions.