Problem
I'm trying to add script to a button in an interactive PDF that will print a page range but the scripts I've found only open a print dialog box that still requires the user to specify the page range. I found this script below on the Adobe site, but it doesn't work, the document prints all pages. this.print({ bUI: false, bSilent: true, bShrinkToFit: true, nStart: 1, nEnd: 10 }); Help? Thanks!
Solution
If your document have 10 pages, to print from page 2 to 5 use the command as this.print({ bUI: false, bSilent: true, bShrinkToFit: true, nStart: 1, nEnd: 4 })
Detailed explanation
Hi,
You need to experiment and to figure out why its printing all pages from your document. Your script is this.print({ bUI: false, bSilent: true, bShrinkToFit: true, nStart: 1, nEnd: 10 });
If your document have 10 pages, to print from page 2 to 5 use the command as this.print({ bUI: false, bSilent: true, bShrinkToFit: true, nStart: 1, nEnd: 4 })
If you are not using nStart parameter, the bUI should be "true". When you put bUI as false, you may get a permission message similar to "This document is trying to send info to the printer. Allow: Yes or No" . The rule to print specific pages is simple, they are based on 0. so nStart: 1, nEnd: 4 will print pages 2 to 5.
To print only the first page, use the code like this.print({ bUI: false, bSilent: true, bShrinkToFit: true, nStart: 0, nEnd: 1 })
To print only a single page for example page 5, the code will be like
this.print({ bUI: false, bSilent: true, bShrinkToFit: true, nStart: 4, nEnd: 4 })
To experiment, create a test document with three or four pages. By this way, you can save paper and time. 8-)
Hope it helps.
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