Printing stacks possible from iPad?

[sylvanr]

I haven't visited this forum for a while but trying to make a decision about renewing my developer status with Apple and/or upgrading my Livecode to the the latest version. I had developed three apps with Livecode and had them in the Apple store but then ran up against the apparent inability to print. Other applications that I would want to do require the user being able to print from an iPad. I think there was an ability to print to pdf but I need to print to an actual paper printer. Thanks!

[Jellicle]

Yes you can print from iPads. I've never done so, but there are 21 print-related commands listed for iOS in the code dictionary, so it must be possible If you could be more specific about what you are wanting to print I can check whether there is support for your needs.

Gerry

[sylvanr]

Yes you can print from iPads. I've never done so, but there are 21 print-related commands listed for iOS in the code dictionary, so it must be possible If you could be more specific about what you are wanting to print I can check whether there is support for your needs.

Gerry

Thanks, Gerry. The user would fill out a form on the iPad and then just print it out to a printer. I think it would probably require an Airprint printer or an app on the iPad that would allow printing to non-AirPrint printers.

[sylvanr]

Looking at the on-line dictionary for LiveCode, it appears the print commands only work on the following platforms and not the iOS: MacOS,Mac OS X,Windows,Linux. If there is a way of printing from the iOS, and I'm missing something, please let me know.

[gpb01]

Looking at the on-line dictionary for LiveCode, it appears the print commands only work on the following platforms and not the iOS: MacOS,Mac OS X,Windows,Linux. If there is a way of printing from the iOS, and I'm missing something, please let me know.

The print command work also on iOS ...
... just remeber to set, on "Standalone Application Settings", the "PDF Printing" flag.

See attached (created with Livecode 5.0.2) ...

PrintPdf.livecode.zip

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Guglielmo

[Jellicle]

If there is a way of printing from the iOS, and I'm missing something, please let me know.

The print command is listed as supported under iOS in the in-app dictionary in 5.0.2. They don't seem to have updated the on line version yet. The release notes say print functionality isn't yet supported, but it could be that those docs haven't been updated either.

Have you tried it?

Gerry

[Jellicle]

See this post on the run rev user email list:

http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-l ... 66198.html