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RE: Can't seem to script printing PostScript file
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RE: Can't seem to script printing PostScript file


  • Subject: RE: Can't seem to script printing PostScript file
  • From: "David B. Gustavson" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 11:34:43 -0700

At 9:13 AM -0500 8/1/01, Goodman, Steve wrote:
>OK, but this does work for another person! Just not on my (same
system) machine.

Just because you are running the same system does not mean that you are
"comparing apples to apples". Loaded osaxen and different versions of AS are
just 2 things(out of probably a million :-) ) that could be different but
still mean alot when applescripting.

Good point.


As for printing....you can copy a Postscript file to the desktop printer (OS
9.1, AS 1.6) just as so:

set Print_file to "HD:foo:bar.ps" -- path to you file
set Printer_loc to "HD:Desktop Folder:your printer:" -- path to your printer
copy file Print_file to Printer_loc

This doesn't work for me. It results in the value of Printer_loc being changed to the value in Print_file--nothing goes to the printer.

I tried a few variations on this, but couldn't find a version that executed. E.g., "alias" instead of "file", "duplicate" or "move" instead of "copy", direct string values in quotes instead of variables.

What am I missing?


HTH

Steve Goodman
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