WD6X: Cannot Suppress Print Dialog Box Using AppleScript

Last reviewed: November 17, 1997
Article ID: Q125579

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Print command in an AppleScript script to print a document, the Print dialog box appears. This dialog box requires you to click the Print button before the document will be printed.

CAUSE

There is no way to suppress the Print dialog box using AppleScript. This is a limitation of the current version of AppleScript.

Additional query words: Apple Script Macro WordBasic macword word6
Keywords : kb3rdparty kbprint kb3rdparty kbmacro
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbprb

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