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Article #10361Re: Automaticaly change printer ?!?!
From: Leonard Rosenthol
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:51
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:51
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In article <1992Nov23.085750.10560@news.unige.ch> jordi@scsun.unige.ch writes: >Hello there, > >I would like to know if it is possible to create a macro to automaticaly >change the printer selection in the chooser ? > >I actually want to let a user click on a "Print labels" button in FileMakerPro >without having to open the chooser, select the printer, print the labels, >and come back to the LaserWriter. > We do something this exact thing, and we use easyPrint ($29.95) from S/FO (EMail:SFO@applelink.apple.com) which is an Apple event aware printer switching application (and also does cool Desktop Printers). You just configure an "easyPrinter" for the specific printer you want, and thn have your FMPro script send it events. [Disclaimer:I wrote easyPrint (formerlly DTPrinter) and do have a fiscal interest in it's sales] -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard Rosenthol Internet: leonardr@netcom.com Director of Advanced Technology AppleLink: MACgician Aladdin Systems, Inc. GEnie: MACgician
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!olivea!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!leonardr From: leonardr@netcom.com (Leonard Rosenthol) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Automaticaly change printer ?!?! Message-ID: <1992Nov23.165141.9577@netcom.com> Date: 23 Nov 92 16:51:41 GMT References: <1992Nov23.085750.10560@news.unige.ch> Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) Lines: 24