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AS2: Flash Printing Basics

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Random notes on how to execute a Print function

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var myPrintJob:PrintJob = new PrintJob();
var result:Boolean = myPrintJob.start();
if (result) {
  myPrintJob.addPage("invitation_mc", {xMin:30, xMax:250, yMin:27, yMax:300}, {printAsBitmap:true}, 2);
  myPrintJob.addPage("map_mc", null, {printAsBitmap:false}, 1);
  myPrintJob.addPage(1, null, {printAsBitmap:true}, null);
  myPrintJob.addPage("guestList_mc", null, {printAsBitmap:true}, 4);
  for(i = 1; i <= myMovieClip_mc._totalframes; ++1){
    myPrintJob.addPage("myMovieClip_mc", null, null, i);
  }
  myPrintJob.send();
  delete myPrintJob;
} else {
  //User does not have printer or user canceled print action
}

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Posted By: gerryvye on January 6, 2009

if(pj.start()) will not only invoke the start method but also produce a boolean in one line which reduces the total amount of code

if(myPrintJob.start()){

etc...

}

Posted By: naisanza on July 7, 2009

Not good enough to understand all that.. but would creating a button called PrintJob execute the code?

-Eric

Posted By: chrisaiv on October 20, 2009

I highly suggest you give this a look. http://alivepdf.bytearray.org/

Posted By: kmoth on February 25, 2011

This isn't AS3 at all?!

Posted By: chrisaiv on March 23, 2011

kmoth, good point. Thanks for the catch.

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