tom connelly

I was recently upgraded to a new Mac with the Tiger OS
(and have very few complaints about this!). However, a
script I used to use in Filemaker 6 has stopped working.

This was a script (which utilised Applescript within it)
to switch printers (to print to a label printer) and then switch
back to the main Laser printer. The script was simple, along
the lines of 'Tell Applescript ["tell application "Print Center"
set myprinter to printer "PET" set current printer to myprinter
end tell"]. Alas, it seems that the Tiger OS does not have
an application called 'Print Center' any more so the switch
does not work.

Has anyone who uses two printers with OS Tiger met and
solved this problem with Applescript and can perhaps point
me in the right direction for a solution?

Many thanks,
Tom

patrick stadelmann

Did you try "Printer Setup Utility" instead of "Print Center" ? Patrick --
Patrick Stadelmann <Patrick.Stadelmann@unine.ch>

dave balderstone

tell application "Printer Setup Utility"
set current printer to printer "PET"
end tell

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tom connelly

Hi Patrick,

Good suggestion - this worked.

Many thanks, Tom

tom connelly

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the information. I tried this and it
worked fine.

Many thanks,
Tom