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Send to printer directly

Former Member — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:59:10 GMT

Hi experts,

I would like to know is there any way to send a form to printer directly, I have a program which can print out a document, after input the document number and click execute, it will pop-up the printer setting, choose output device, frontend printer etc. But I want to skip this screen, directly send to printer, but another problem is the printer is use OS default printer, which can be a PDF. I want to skip too. Actually, I just want to send a document to printer device when execut, no more option for choose. Thanks!

Re: Send to printer directly

Former Member — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:16:58 GMT

You can do this by setting the smartform control parameters.

W_CTRLOP-NO_DIALOG = 'X'.

This will print directly without poping up any windows.

Re: Send to printer directly

Former Member — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:26:08 GMT

But i also want to choose the specific printer, not use windows default one. thanks!

Re: Send to printer directly

Former Member — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:33:45 GMT

You can do this also by smarform contol parameters.

w_ctrlop-device = 'LP01'.

'LP01' is the printer name where u want to print.

Re: Send to printer directly

Former Member — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:25:12 GMT

Can I use at Form script? Thanks!

Re: Send to printer directly

Former Member — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:30:31 GMT

Sorry i dont get your question....Does it mean u want to use the same thing in

script?

Re: Send to printer directly

Former Member — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:43:32 GMT

Hi,

You can do the same thing in smartforms & scripts. By default it will accept the printer as LP01, all you have to do is that you've to make that printer as Default Printer from which you want to take the print out.

Rgds

Prateek

Re: Send to printer directly

Former Member — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:06:34 GMT

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Re: Send to printer directly

Former Member — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:11:14 GMT

Well I think the question was not for converting to PDF format. It was for sending the document to printer directly without showing the dialog screen.