Re: Mavericks Printer Selection
Re: Mavericks Printer Selection
- Subject: Re: Mavericks Printer Selection
- From: Bruce Robertson <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 17:52:52 -0700
On Aug 27, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Shane Stanley <email@hidden> wrote:
> On 28 Aug 2014, at 3:51 am, Bruce Robertson <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Am I missing something in shell commands or other standard applescript statements that would let me read the user's printer names?
>
> I have no idea about whether there's a suitable shell command, but I don't think there's an AppleScript command. Sounds like a good time to go to bugreport.apple.com and request one.
>
> --
> Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
> <www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/apps/>
Looks like lpstat -l -p does it.
set cmd to "lpstat -l -d -p"
do shell script cmd
result:
"system default destination: DYMO_LabelWriter_330
printer DYMO_LabelWriter_330 is idle. enabled since Wed Aug 27 17:47:06 2014
Form mounted:
Content types: any
Printer types: unknown
Description: DYMO LabelWriter 330
Alerts: none
Location: miniserver
Connection: direct
Interface: /private/etc/cups/ppd/DYMO_LabelWriter_330.ppd
On fault: no alert
After fault: continue
Users allowed:
(all)
Forms allowed:
(none)
Banner required
Charset sets:
(none)
Default pitch:
Default page size:
Default port settings:
printer EPSON_WF_3520_Series is idle. enabled since Wed Aug 27 17:39:09 2014
Form mounted:
Content types: any
Printer types: unknown
Description: EPSON WF-3520 Series
Alerts: none
Location:
Connection: direct
Interface: /private/etc/cups/ppd/EPSON_WF_3520_Series.ppd
On fault: no alert
After fault: continue
Users allowed:
(all)
Forms allowed:
(none)
Banner required
Charset sets:
(none)
Default pitch:
Default page size:
Default port settings:"
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