Other print buttons on my documents work fine.
They print to locally installed printers, though.
This is the code I have on the button's properties (when clicked, it executes this JS):
var pp = this.getPrintParams();
pp.printerName = "the_local_printer_name";
pp.firstPage = 0;
pp.lastPage = 0;
pp.NumCopies = 1;
pp.interactive = pp.constants.interactionLevel.silent;
this.print(pp);
But when I put the Fax printer name in there, it doesn't work. This is because it is a network printer.
Is there a way to barely adjust this script so it will print? Or is there a shorter, better version I can do since it will be faxed? I don't know, I am totally new, and this is my first post.
I appreciate any and all help I can get on this.
Javascript Button: Printing to a Network Fax
2011-03-23 10:42:20
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
2011-03-23 11:01:05
#2
I am pretty sure I am using the network name for the printer, with all the forward slashes.
2011-03-23 11:18:12
#3
If you run the script provided in the Acrobat JS debugging console, you will see the printer names as Acrobat JS expects them.
2011-03-24 09:02:35
#4
I tried looking for over an hour on Google, and I am embarrassed to say that I cannot figure out how to run code in the debugging console. I really am new to using Acrobat, but not to programming in general.
How do I run code in the console?
How do I run code in the console?
2011-03-24 09:44:58
#5
You could have created a button and add the code to the button action and then opened the JS debugger after clicking the button.
I would have started my search right at this site:
The Acrobat JavaScript Console (Your best friend for developing Acrobat JavaScript) by Thom Parker. The process is also described in the Acrobat JS API Reference.
I would have started my search right at this site:
The Acrobat JavaScript Console (Your best friend for developing Acrobat JavaScript) by Thom Parker. The process is also described in the Acrobat JS API Reference.
2011-03-24 11:11:41
#6
I got this:
i is not defined
1:Console:Exec
undefined
i is not defined
1:Console:Exec
undefined
2011-03-24 11:14:50
#7
(Also, reading the references you gave me in the meantime. Thanks for that!!)
2011-03-24 11:22:49
#8
Make sure you highlight all of the text to run and not just the last line.
var l = app.printerNames.length;
for ( var i = 0; i < l; i++)
console.println("(" + (i+1) + ") " + app.printerNames[i]);
(1) Microsoft XPS Document Writer
(2) Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
(3) Generic / Text Only
(4) Adobe PDF
(5) \\uscgdtpw001\CHIP25E
(6) \\uscgdtpw001\CHIP25F
(7) \\uscgdtpw001\CHIP25G
true
var l = app.printerNames.length;
for ( var i = 0; i < l; i++)
console.println("(" + (i+1) + ") " + app.printerNames[i]);
(1) Microsoft XPS Document Writer
(2) Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
(3) Generic / Text Only
(4) Adobe PDF
(5) \\uscgdtpw001\CHIP25E
(6) \\uscgdtpw001\CHIP25F
(7) \\uscgdtpw001\CHIP25G
true
2011-03-24 12:39:54
#9
I am really feeling how new I am right now, thanks. :)
Using the debugging console, I have verified that I was, in fact, using the correct printer name in my button.
This is what I have:
var pp = this.getPrintParams();
pp.printerName = "\\ServerName\Fax";
pp.firstPage = 0;
pp.lastPage = 0;
pp.NumCopies = 1;
pp.interactive = pp.constants.interactionLevel.silent;
this.print(pp);
Nothing happens when the button is pushed, sadly.
Using the debugging console, I have verified that I was, in fact, using the correct printer name in my button.
This is what I have:
var pp = this.getPrintParams();
pp.printerName = "\\ServerName\Fax";
pp.firstPage = 0;
pp.lastPage = 0;
pp.NumCopies = 1;
pp.interactive = pp.constants.interactionLevel.silent;
this.print(pp);
Nothing happens when the button is pushed, sadly.
2011-03-24 13:14:30
#10
There should have a message about a security error and this method not being allowed, but this appears to be a bug in that Acrobat/Reader does not pickup this restriction.
Silent printing is only available using the trusted function and privileged operation.
From the Acrobat JS API Reference:
"Note:(Acrobat 7.0) Non-interactive printing can only be executed during batch, console, and menu events."
If you want to use this code, you need to create a trusted function and place that function in an Acrobat/Reader application folder. You will have to install that code on all user's computers.
Silent printing is only available using the trusted function and privileged operation.
From the Acrobat JS API Reference:
"Note:(Acrobat 7.0) Non-interactive printing can only be executed during batch, console, and menu events."
If you want to use this code, you need to create a trusted function and place that function in an Acrobat/Reader application folder. You will have to install that code on all user's computers.
2011-03-24 13:45:29
#11
Ah, I also discovered another thing while doing this, that I think might be helpful to share if anyone else ever has this problem.
The / is the escape character for adobe JS, so you have to double them up.
\\ServerName\Fax should be \\\\ServerName\\Fax
The / is the escape character for adobe JS, so you have to double them up.
\\ServerName\Fax should be \\\\ServerName\\Fax
2011-03-24 14:37:15
#12
Good catch, I do not use silent printing or silent saves to network drives. So I usually forget about that issue.
Print out a listing of available printers:
var l = app.printerNames.length
for ( var i = 0; i < l; i++)
console.println("(" + (i+1) + ") " + app.printerNames[i]);
George Kaiser