PrintDirector

FormFusion supports printing without the use of PrintDirector. This module is provided to give you more specific control over the printing process. For instance, the PrintDirector allows for different copies to be printed to different printers or to turn off printing.

Configuring PrintDirector

For information on the Execute this Director section, please see the FormDirector page.

Screenshot of PrintDirector. Here you can set the print conditions, script, printer override, print tray, and force a blank page at the end of the document.

Force blank back page (if variable is not NULL) - This setting is designed to work with the Paper Save option in the Print Parameter Properties. Paper Save enables printing on both sides of the page to conserve paper. In cases where a record may be more than one page long, this option can be used to force the next record to begin printing on a new page instead of on the back side of the previous record. There must be a variable set up in FormFusion (via MapForm or CaptureForm) that is non-null only for the last page of each record, which will be the variable chosen in the drop down.

Note: if Paper Save is not enabled but there is a back side to the FormStamp, using this option suppresses the back sides.
Printer Override - Entering a printer override forces FormFusion to print to the selected printer regardless of the printer that the user specifies when submitting the job.

Color - Check here to let FormFusion know this is a color printer.

Source Tray - Specify the source tray for this copy. If a printer override is set, the available trays are those belonging to the selected printer. Otherwise, the drop down will show the trays available on the default printer.

Print Script - This optional field is used for entering custom print commands. The format of the print command depends on your host system and what you want the script to do. As an example, a UNIX print script that just prints the output might look like:
-lp -c -d printername :PRINTFILENAME_

Note that PRINTFILENAME_ is one of the FormFusion system variables and contains the name and path to the temporary output file on the MAPS server.