availablePrinters

Reports a list of all the printers available on the current system.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 2.9 Security: printing

# Syntax

get the availablePrinters

# Examples

if tPrinter is not among the lines of the availablePrinters then answer error "Printer not found" end if

set the printerName to (line 1 of the availablePrinters)

# Description

Use the availablePrinters property to find out the names of the printers installed on the current system.

The availablePrinters property is read-only and cannot be set.

# Tags

printing,

# See

- **command:** answer printer