Printing a Document from a Projector

[BongoMudpie]

Can anyone help me please!!! I am producing a CD and from the CD I need to print a FAQ text document, how on earth do I do this? I need it to be in the form of a single click on a button or something........help!!!!

 

[archerofloaf]

You have two options that I know of. Both you can use on a sprite that acts as a button. In Director 8, you have the PrintFrom command, use it something like this:

on mouseDown
Printfrom
end

Y being the frame that you want to print. Now this printfrom command only will print the entire stage and thats. So unless your text FAQ will fit on one page then this is no good.

Then there is the PrintoMatic Xtra, it is one of the Xtras Partners that comes on the Director Install Cd. Browse to it and place the corresponding folder into your Xtras folder in your Director app folder. Once in there, though, Director should open with the PrintoMatic Lite Xtra splash screen (annoying , but lets you know the Xtra is working).

With this Xtra you have various printing capabilities now available, but keep in mind the Xtra is of one of those limited trial freeware xtras (however, I believe you can distribute the one from the Director CD-Rom without paying the PrintoMatic company).

With this Xtra the best Lingo script to use would probably be:

on mouseDown
print member "X"
end

X being the name of the field text member that is to be printed. The great about this script is the field text FAQ that you want to print does not even have to appear on the Score.

Hope this helps

 

[BongoMudpie]

Thank you very much archerofloaf this is much apreciated and will try what you have sugested straight away.
Thanks again.