Willprint... javascript code is triggered after the actual print

Question

Hi JS experts.I'm having hard time understanding how Willprint document action actually works.As it sounds, it should allow a js code to be triggered just after the Print button is hit, and obviously before the real printing.But I got this situation where code is triggered after the printing... which would be a Didprint behavior as I understand it...Code is about spawning a template:a=getTemplate("myTemplate");a.spawn();Doc prints without the spawned page and then adds it.Thanks in advance for your enlightening help...Vinny

try67 · Accepted Answer

Hmmmm... sounds like a great guess.Problem is that page range is set to "ALL".Could than mean than somehow Acrobat stores "All pages" as a value based on the actual document and set it as a range...? No matter if pages are inserted or spawned before the actual printing.That could make sense, and would explain the issue...But that would also mean that I would be stuck on that one. Unless you'd have a brilliant idea to tweak this out...Yes, that's what's probably happening "behind the scenes".The only solution I can think of is to add your own "Print File" button to your file, which will execute the spawn method and then call the print dialog.

try67 · Answer

The WillPrint event is triggered after the Print button in the Printdialog button is clicked, and before the file is actually printed.This is not ideal, admittedly, as any changes the script will implement inthe printed file are not visible in the Print dialog, which can beconfusing.

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