MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004 - ACTIONSCRIPT, Reference Manual

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596 Chapter 12: ActionScript Dictionary
Description
Constructor; creates a PrintJob object that you can use to print one or more pages.
To implement a print job, use these methods in the sequence shown:
// create PrintJob object
my_pj = new PrintJob();
// instantiate object
// display print dialog box
my_pj.start();
// initiate print job
// add specified area to print job
// repeat once for each page to be printed
my_pj.addPage([params]);
// send page(s) to spooler
my_pj.addPage([params]);
my_pj.addPage([params]);
my_pj.addPage([params]);
// send pages from the spooler to the printer
my_pj.send(); //
print page(s)
// clean up
delete my_pj;
// delete object
In your own implementation of PrintJob objects, you should check for return values from
PrintJob.start()
and
PrintJob.addPage()
before continuing to print. See the examples for
PrintJob.addPage()
.
You cannot create a PrintJob object until any PrintJob object that you already created is no longer
active (that is, it either completed successfully or failed). If you try to create a second PrintJob
object (by calling
new PrintJob()
) while the first PrintJob object is still active, the second
PrintJob object will not be created.
Example
See
PrintJob.addPage()
.
See also
PrintJob.addPage()
,
PrintJob.send()
,
PrintJob.start()
PrintJob.addPage()
Availability
Flash Player 7.
Usage
my_pj .addPage( target [, printArea ] [, options ] [, frameNumber ])
Parameters
target
The level or instance name of the movie clip to print. Pass a number to specify a level
(for example, 0 is the
_root
movie), or a string (in quotation marks) to specify the instance name
of a movie clip.
printArea
An optional object that specifies the area to print, in the following format:
{xMin: topLeft , xMax: topRight , yMin: bottomLeft , yMax: bottomRight }