Print PDF to default printer, certain number without generating "n" separate printjobs

[rudi]

Hello,

what's the best practice to print for a PDF document a given number of copies to Windows' default printer, in *ONE* print job, without creating "n" separate print jobs?

 

_Shellexecute($PDF,"","","print") will just print one copy per call. If there is a possibility to pass a "page count", I missed it.

_FilePrint() basically just makes use of the line above.

 

Additional Information:

• All printers are either Xerox 80xx Printing Systems or
• HP 2xxx Desktop Printers.

SumatraPDF seems to be an approach, ...

$PDF="C:\temp\Some-PDF-Sample-File.pdf"
$Sumatra="z:\SumatraPDF.EXE"

; this will print 5 copies with *ONE* print job
ShellExecute($Sumatra,'-print-to-default -print-settings "5x,fit" "' & $PDF & '"',"","open",@SW_HIDE)

... I'd just prefer to solve this task without the need of an extra program as SumatraPDF.EXE

 

Any suggestions appreciated, Rudi.

Edited February 5, 2019 by rudi
added FIT to sumatra options, this way scaling is activated to fit the paper size

[jguinch]

I think there is no way to print a PDF without any external tool.

Sumatra is for me the best way. Using the portable version, you can FileInstall it with some config files if needed.

 

Edited February 5, 2019 by jguinch

[rudi]

@jguinch

Okay, then I'll leave it, as it is (Z: is a network drive always available)

 

Rudi.