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Hi, i am new to Livecode, i managed to set up a Database an some other stuff. Now i am stuck. i like to Print via iPad, a Field on a Receipt Printer witch is connected to a Router and the Router to my Network. Is it possible to do this just by code or do i need an other app on my iPad. I can print already stuff out off the Epson Utility app, just not from my own app.
Thank you

See: http://lessons.livecode.com/s/lessons/m ... rl-schemes

You should create a PDF to print and send it to print:/path/to/pdf_file.pdf

hi Max
Thank you for your Help. I got it working out of livecode on my mac but not on the Ipad.

on printCards
put specialFolderPath("documents") & "/UserGuide.pdf" into tPDFPath

open printing to pdf tPDFPath
if the result is "Cancel" then
## The user has cancelled printing
exit printCards
else
## Print the card into the printable area
print card 1 of this stack into 0,0,100,150
end if
close printing
end printCards

This prints some code, not the document i like to print, on the computer, not on the ipad.
I dont get how the link you posted helps with my problem can you explain?

Thank you very much

On mobile apps are isolated, they can't talk each other as normal programs on a Mac.
So the epson print app is on a island
Your livecode app is no another island
iOS hasn't a way to print
You have to send a message in a bootle to the app to print. A way is to send it use an url scheme.
Mobile device have avery complex (and stupid) structure.
Another way si to create a PDF, save it on specialFolderPath("documents") and then open the epson app to print it.
Read here: http://livecode.wikia.com/wiki/IOS_filesystem

aa now i guess i get it. I will try thank you

another solution is this:
See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTdLNBN3XUw

and http://livecode.wikia.com/wiki/RreHardcopyPrintPDF