Papercut Script help

[stan780953]

Hi,

 

Not sure if this is the best place to post the following but her goes.

 

I would like to create a script in Papercut which will test a print job and if the size is anything other than A4 or A3 the user will get a message saying their print job has been canceled and to send the job as the correct size.

 

This can be done with the filter/Restriction but the message is basic.

 

Any help would be very much appreciated as my scripting knowledge is not that great.

 

Thank you

[forkies]

Try this:

 

/*
*
* Warn and deny users when printing other than A4 or A3
*
*/
function printJobHook(inputs, actions) {
 
 /*
 * Edit the settings below according to your policy and environment.
 */
 // Paper size that is allowed
 var ALLOWED_PAPER_SIZE = [
   'A4',
   'A3',
   'outbind://'
 ];
 if (!inputs.job.isAnalysisComplete) {
   // No job details yet so return.
   return;
 }
 
 var message;
 var response;

 if (inputs.job.paperSizeName(ALLOWED_PAPER_SIZE)) {
       
   var response = actions.client.promptPrintCancel(
     "This print job is not A4 or A3"
     + ".  You must resend this in A4 or A3 page size.",
     {"dialogTitle" : "Wrong paper size",
      "dialogDesc"  : "Check your paper size"});
   if (response == "CANCEL" || response == "TIMEOUT") {
     // User did not respond, cancel the job and exit script.
     actions.job.cancel();
     return;
   }
     }

}

[stan780953]

Hi,

 

Thank you for your prompt reply.

 

I've tried the script but get the following error, any ideas?

 

Error in "printJobHook" - TypeError: Cannot call property paperSizeName in object PrintJob[date=Tue Feb 03 09:29:34 GMT

 

Document1,totalPages=1,paperSizeName=A6,grayscale=true,duplex=true]. It is not a function, it is "string". (printer-script#25)

 

Thank you

[spadam]

Try changing the second if condition for this:

 

if (ALLOWED_PAPER_SIZE.indexOf(inputs.job.paperSizeName) == -1) {

[forkies]

Try changing the second if condition for this:

 

if (ALLOWED_PAPER_SIZE.indexOf(inputs.job.paperSizeName) == -1) {

 

 

Thats the one, sorry didn't check before I submitted.

[forkies]

Here is the updated one, I have checked. The first one still allowed them to print were as this one just gives them a message and stops the print job.

 

/*
*
* Warn and deny users when printing other than A4 or A3
*
*/
function printJobHook(inputs, actions) {
 
 /*
 * Edit the settings below according to your policy and environment.
 */
 // Paper size that is allowed
 var ALLOWED_PAPER_SIZE = [
   'A4',
   'A3',
   'outbind://'
 ];
 if (!inputs.job.isAnalysisComplete) {
   // No job details yet so return.
   return;
 }
 
 var message;
 var response;
 
 if (ALLOWED_PAPER_SIZE.indexOf(inputs.job.paperSizeName) == -1) {
   
   var response = actions.client.promptOK(
     "This print job is not A4 or A3"
     + ".  You must resend this in A4 or A3 page size.",
     {"dialogTitle" : "Wrong paper size",
      "dialogDesc"  : "Check your paper size"});
   if (response == "OK" || response == "TIMEOUT") {
     // User did not respond, cancel the job and exit script.
     actions.job.cancel();
     return;
   }
 }
 
}

[stan780953]

Brilliant, Works a treat!!!

 

Thank you for all your help.