OS 9 print no dialog via script
OS 9 print no dialog via script
- Subject: OS 9 print no dialog via script
- From: John Fowler <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 21:28:12 -0600
Here's a retro question.
I want to create a folder action script to print pdf files placed in a
folder on a 1997 Mac running OS 9. It drives an Apple Stylewriter
which is not capable of doing print spooling or offering network
printing. This is all to allow a small home network to print via this
7 year old printer, which does a fine job but currently requires a lot
of manual workaround to get a pdf to print.
I can say
tell app "finder"
print file "so-and-so"
end tell
and this works but this requires that I press return to dismiss the
print dialog. Saying "without dialog" or "no dialog" changes nothing.
Any way to tell acrobat reader to print without dialog? PS part of the
problem is that Acrobat reader 5.0 is not scriptable I guess. I
couldn't find a scriptable pdf app among the freeware I could find. I
don't know whether Acrobat Reader 6.0 is scriptable, but it's moot
because it requires a G3 processor which my '97 doesn't have.
Any suggestions appreciated. Or I could spend 100 dollars for a usb
printer.... But why do that??
JF
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