Re: [flexcoders] Flex print jobs

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 02:52:43 -0700

Looking into it Tom!
 
-sam
Quality Engineer,
Flex

 
On 7/4/06, Tom Chiverton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Has anyone else had problems using the printJob classes ?
It seems to be failing silently for me.
printJob.start() is returning OK etc. etc.

index.mxml:
<mx:Application xmlns:mx=" http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
xmlns:print="com.halliwells.flex.archiving.*"
height="100%" width="100%">

<mx:Script >
<![CDATA[
import mx.printing.FlexPrintJob ;
import mx.controls.Alert;

private function alertClickHandler(event:Object):void {
var printJob:FlexPrintJob = new FlexPrintJob();
// Start the print job.
if(printJob.start()) {
// Create a MyPrintView control as a child of the current view.

var formPrintView:CoverSheetPrintView = new
CoverSheetPrintView();
addChild(formPrintView);
formPrintView.file=fileModel;

// Add the SimplePrintview control to the print job.
// For comparison, try setting the second parameter to "none".
printJob.addObject(formPrintView);

// Send the job to the printer.
printJob.send();

// Remove the print-specific control to free memory.
removeChild(formPrintView);
}else{
Alert.show("Argh, can't start");
}
}
]]>
</mx:Script>

<mx:Model id="fileModel">
<xml>
<file_id>0123456</file_id>
<file_ref>My ref</file_ref>
<file_desc> a nice logn description that goes on and on and on and on and
on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and
on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and
on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and
on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and
on and on and on and on and on and on and </file_desc>
</xml>
</mx:Model>

<print:CoverSheetPrintView file="{fileModel}" />

<mx:Button label="print" click="alertClickHandler(event)" />

</mx:Application>

CoverSheetPrintView.mxml:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<mx:VBox xmlns:mx=" http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" backgroundColor="#FFFFFF">
<mx:Style>
@font-face {
src: url("/fonts/IDAutomationHC39M_Free.ttf");
fontFamily: myFont;
}
mystyleEmbed1 {
fontFamily:myFont;
fontWeight:normal;
fontSize: 84;
}
</mx:Style>
<mx:Script >
<![CDATA[
[Bindable]
public var file:Object;

private function addStars(str:String):String{
return '*'+str+'*';
}
]]>
</mx:Script>

<mx:Label styleName="mystyleEmbed1" text="{addStars( file.file_id)}"/>
<mx:Label text="{addStars(file.file_id)}"/>

<mx:HBox>
<mx:Label text="Name"/>
<mx:Label text="your name here" />
</mx:HBox>

<mx:HBox>
<mx:Label text="File ref:"/>
<mx:Label text="{file.file_ref}" />
</mx:HBox>

<mx:HBox>
<mx:Label text="Description"/>
<mx:Text text="{file.file_desc}" />
</mx:HBox>

</mx:VBox>

(this is on Windows, but test pages to the same network printer come out fine)
--
Tom Chiverton

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