open printing to pdf

Starts a print loop that outputs directly to pdf rather that the currently configured printer.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 4.5 Security:

# Syntax

open printing to pdf filename [ with options optionArray ]

# Params

- filename : The path to the PDF file to be created. - optionArray : An optional array allowing entries to be added to the resulting PDF's Documemt Information Dictionary.

# Examples

open printing to pdf "mypdf.pdf"

open printing to pdf "help.pdf" with options tOptionArray

# Description

Use the open printing to pdf command to print multiple cards directly to a pdf file.

The open printing to pdf command starts a print loop that outputs directly to a PDF file rather that the currently configured printer.

The following handler prints cards that have been collected in a global variable:

on printSomeCards global cardsToPrint open printing to pdf "test.pdf" repeat with x = 1 to the number of lines of cardsToPrint print card (line x of cardsToPrint) end repeat close printing -- send group of cards to printer

end printSomeCards

>*Note:* It is not necessary to set the formatForPrinting option on > stacks which are being printed to PDF.

The following keys are supported: Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, Producer Their values can be any string.

>*Important:* The implementation of pdf printing resides in a dynamic > library called revpdfprinter. The standalone builder will > automatically include this in the appropriate place when building > standalones.

Any custom code that deals with standalones which use this feature must make sure that the revpdfprinter library resides next to the engine executable.

# Tags

printing,

# See

- **command:** answer page setup, cancel printing, revBrowserPrint, open printing, print bookmark, print anchor, close printing, answer printer, print link - **glossary:** command - **property:** printTitle, printRowsFirst, formatForPrinting