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Print

Purpose 

Prints information in a file.

Format 

Print [Restore: “<printer>”; No dialog]

Options 

•	Select Perform without dialog to prevent the Print dialog box from displaying when the script step executes.

•	Select Specify print options or click Specify to specify an output destination. When the script executes, the output from this script step is sent to the printer or fax you specified.

OS X: As an alternative to specifying a printer or fax, you can click PDF in the Print dialog box, then choose a PDF option from the list or choose Edit menu to define a custom PDF output format or destination.

If you do not specify an output destination before saving the script or if the specified printer cannot be found when the script executes, the output from the script step is sent to the user’s default printer.

Compatibility 

 

Where the script step runs	Supported
FileMaker Pro	Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script	No
FileMaker Go	Yes
Custom Web Publishing	No
FileMaker WebDirect	No
Runtime solution	Yes

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description 

Multiple print steps can be added to a script. You can store print options with this script step, or allow the user to enter printing criteria when the step executes.

If the print job needs special page setup options to print correctly, add a Print Setup script step before the Print step.

Notes

•	When you use more than one Print script step in a script, the saved printer name applies to only the containing Print script step.

•	A printer name specified in a Print Setup script step is not inherited by any Print script step in a script.

Example 1 

Goes to the Print Invoices layout, sorts the records, and prints.

Go to Layout ["Print Invoices"]
Sort Records [Restore; No dialog]
Print [Restore: Printer; No dialog]

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Script steps reference (alphabetical list)

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