[gberz3]

Hi All,

Quick (but likely futile) question. Is it possible to print a PDF in OS X, while presenting a "Print Dialog" without using a middleman (e.g. Preview)? Basically, I have an application that outputs rendered data to PDF. I then need to print that data and make it appear as though the application is natively printing the information directly. This is strictly about appearance to the customer -- no more, no less. I'm aware that I could simply push the PDF to the print queue, but I want the full "Print Experience" (i.e. Printer Select, Landscape/Portrait, Paper Type, etc.)

I can't explain the WHY'S of what I'm doing without breaking various agreements, but suffice it to say that I'm looking for a standalone GUI print mechanism via which I can handle PDFs.

Thanks in advance.

[mduell]

From the print dialog you can exercise the "full print experience" and then click PDF->Save to PDF... instead of clicking Print.

[Chuckit]

Sure. Create a PDFView and tell it to print.

[gberz3]

Originally Posted by Chuckit 

Sure. Create a PDFView and tell it to print.

I might try that. Thanks. Again, though, it's about appearance. Can this be done via AppleScript or via an existing subsystem app or library?

[Chuckit]

You would do it within your app.

http://developer.apple.com/documenta...section_1.html

[gberz3]

Unfortunately, I'm using RealBasic for this particular project, not XCode. So I don't have access to PDFViewer. I'd need to create it as a standalone app. As I said, I might end up trying that, but I want to check all my options first.

Thanks again.