How do I choose a printer from a list of printers in a stand alone application?

How do I choose a printer from a list of printers in a stand alone application?

I would like to be able to have a user choose from a drop down list of printers in my compiler generated stand-alone application. I would like something similar to PRINTDLG. However, PRINTDLG is not supported in stand-alone mode.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

You can have a stand-alone application that will allow your user to select from a drop down list of printers by using the PRINT function. For example

surf(peaks) %create figure to be printed

print -dsetup %bring up the print dialogue box, select printer

print %print the figure with the new settings

If you are using DEPLOYPRINT then use the -v option:

surf(peaks) %create figure to be printed

if isdeployed

          deployprint -v

else

          print -dsetup %bring up the print dialogue box, select printer

          print %print the figure with the new settings

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