RE: Quark print query, help required, please...

Hi Luca,

 

Thanks for your posting regarding the Quark print settings in Applescript.

 

I've tried your suggestion but I still get the same problem, when I create a ps file manually the size is 532k, when I create one with the applescript the file size is 170mb?

 

Any other ideas would be appreciated. According to the Quark library I should be able to use 'OPI omit TIFF and EPS' in the PRINT line of the script.

• print -- Print the specified object(s)
• reference -- objects to print
• [copies small integer] -- the number of copies to print
• [cover page no / first page / last page] -- use a cover page
• [OPI omit TIFF / omit TIFF and EPS / include images] -- OPI options
• [paper source paper cassette / manual feed] -- paper tray
• [plates list] -- list of plates to print
• [PostScript file alias] -- file to print PostScript to
• [print dialog boolean] -- Show the print dialog? (default is no)

Here's the code that does the printing, please excuse the commented stuff, it highlights the options I've tried.

tell document 1
               set vertical measure to millimeters
               set horizontal measure to millimeters
               set MyDocWidth to width of bounds of current page as real
               set MyDocHeight to height of bounds of current page as real
               
               set properties of print setup to {printer type:"Prinergy Refiner", paper size:"custom", paper width:MyDocWidth + 50, paper height:MyDocHeight + 50, bleed:25 as millimeter units, orientation:portrait, page position:center position, print colors:composite CMYK, resolution:2400, halftone screen:175, print spreads:false, reduce or enlarge:"100%", registration marks:centered, include blank pages:true, paper offset:0 as point units, page gap:0 as millimeter units, separation:false, print thumbnails:false, back to front:false, page sequence:all pages, registration marks offset:12 as point units, data format:binary data}
               
               (*
               set include TIFF of OPI setup 1 to false
               set include EPS of OPI setup 1 to false
               *)
               
               --set properties of OPI setup to {omit TIFF and EPS}
               
               (*
               tell OPI setup 1
                   set include TIFF to false
                   set include EPS to false
               end tell
               *)
               
           end tell
           
           -- Print the PostScript
           set theOriginalName to name of front document
           
           set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "."
           set theName to text item 1 of theOriginalName
           
           set thePSfile to (ps_folder & theName & ".ps") as string
           
           print front document PostScript file thePSfile copies 1 OPI omit TIFF and EPS without print dialog
           
           delay 2
           close front document saving no

This is just a section of the script which compiles ok, however the 'OPI omit TIFF and EPS' seems to be ignored.

I'm using Quark 6.52.

If anyone else has any ideas on why this could be failing I'd be grateful for their input.

Thanks in advance,

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Sent: 27 November 2006 18:10
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Subject: Re: Quark print query, help required, please...

 

                    

                                   

                                   

 

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