AcroRd32 Select printer and print

[RalphShnelvar]

I am a newbie user of AutoIT.

I am trying to print to a specific printer ("Canon MX880 series FAX") and then issue a print.

I have had no success WinMenuSelectItem to select a printer.

I have had no success with ControlClick because, I think, it has no ID.

AutoIt v3 Window Info reports:

Property                Button
Class                   50
Instance                Button50
QassnameNN
Name
Advanced Mode           [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:50]
ID
Text                    Print
Position                562, 606
Size                    81, 26    
ControOick Coords       40, 16    
Style                   0x50030000
ExStyle                 0x00000000
Handle                  0x051E2984

My crappy code, so far, is

Run("C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Au3info")
; Press
;     ctrl/alt/f
;   to unlock Au3info


; This works    
Run("""C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32"" ""f:\RDM brochures\Brochure028\004.pdf""")

; Wait 5 seconds for the Acrobat window to appear.
WinWaitActive("[CLASS:AcrobatSDIWindow]", "", 5)

; Send ctrl P
;   to open print dialog
; This works
Send("^p")

; WinMenuSelectItem("Print", "[CLASS:ComboBox; INSTANCE:1]", "Canon MX880 series FAX")
; WinMenuSelectItem("Print", "Canon MX880 series FAX")

; This does not work
ControlClick ("Print", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:50]", "")

 

Help, of course, would be deeply appreciated.

[bernd670]

Hello,

you can use the parmeter /t to direct print on a printer.

AcroRd32.exe /t filename.pdf printername drivername portname

• printername – The name of your printer.
• drivername – Your printer driver’s name. Whatever appears in the Driver Used box when you view your printer’s properties.
• portname – The printer’s port. portname cannot contain any “/” characters; if it does, output is routed to the default port for that printer.

[RalphShnelvar]

Thank you so much!

At least in my environment, the last two parameters are unnecessary.

Ralph