Hi there,
how would I print from within corona to a printer (wireless printer)??
there is a table of data I would like to print by a simple press of a button.
Any experience?
Thanks
Chris
Hi Chris,
At this time, it can only be done via Enterprise. Rob posted an iOS tutorial on this subject a few weeks ago (it could also be done for Android, but we only show the iOS version at this time).
http://coronalabs.com/blog/2014/04/22/tutorial-image-printing-via-corona-enterprise-ios/
Best regards,
Brent
This might be possible via the quick look plugin. But would require work in the user side to actually print.
It would require showing the data then having the user use the print option from the popup.
Iirc there is an option to print.
ok… better than nothing.
but is there anything also working for Android?
thanks
chris
The problem with Android, at least from my perspective is that I couldn’t figure out how to get my Nexus 7 to talk to my Epson printer. I know iOS Air Print works, but the only way I could print things was with the Epson app from the Nexus 7. I’m sure there may be a way to print from Android using Enterprise, but without any way to test it, I wasn’t willing to put out a sample to the community.
Even at the end of the day, what is it you want to print with a Corona SDK based app? Without the ability to produce a PDF or sometype of printable page, you at best could print a screen shot, photo or PDF that you got from somewhere. As Gremlin said, the quicklook plugin might be able to print downloaded files (like word docs, etc.).
in that case its not me.
a friend asked me if he could do a table booking app with corona and
after closing the account to print a table with the data
so it may just a simple txt formated file
Hi Chris,
At this time, it can only be done via Enterprise. Rob posted an iOS tutorial on this subject a few weeks ago (it could also be done for Android, but we only show the iOS version at this time).
http://coronalabs.com/blog/2014/04/22/tutorial-image-printing-via-corona-enterprise-ios/
Best regards,
Brent
This might be possible via the quick look plugin. But would require work in the user side to actually print.
It would require showing the data then having the user use the print option from the popup.
Iirc there is an option to print.
ok… better than nothing.
but is there anything also working for Android?
thanks
chris
The problem with Android, at least from my perspective is that I couldn’t figure out how to get my Nexus 7 to talk to my Epson printer. I know iOS Air Print works, but the only way I could print things was with the Epson app from the Nexus 7. I’m sure there may be a way to print from Android using Enterprise, but without any way to test it, I wasn’t willing to put out a sample to the community.
Even at the end of the day, what is it you want to print with a Corona SDK based app? Without the ability to produce a PDF or sometype of printable page, you at best could print a screen shot, photo or PDF that you got from somewhere. As Gremlin said, the quicklook plugin might be able to print downloaded files (like word docs, etc.).
in that case its not me.
a friend asked me if he could do a table booking app with corona and
after closing the account to print a table with the data
so it may just a simple txt formated file
Hello,
Would it possible to print with a pro account if someone created a plugin? I took a look at the quick look plugin and, while you can dig through it to print, it also provides access to facebook, emailing, and other social networks.
As a developer of kids apps, these types of things would violate COPPA. Applications for being able to print would be great though for printing digital art projects and other things that kids create.
Scott
Yes, Scott, a plugin dedicated to printing could be done. It was pretty simple to print an image with Enterprise. In fact, my tutorial basically made a plugin to do the work. It’s no where near production quality or general enough to release and it only prints images (though in theory it would print a PDF). At least on iOS any way.
Rob
So Rob… do you want to make it into a plugin a Pro user could use? 
All Im looking to have is the possibility of printing is image files on iOS.
Scott
I’m probably not the best person to try that. I’m pretty novice to this whole Enterprise thing. Let me investigate it.
Rob
Awesome! Thank you for looking into it.
would be great should u have a plugin and also let me know
printing… great
thats the RIGHT Things to implement in Corona… not just more gfx and more fancy gimmicks…
BASICS… are what we need
greets
chris
Hello,
Would it possible to print with a pro account if someone created a plugin? I took a look at the quick look plugin and, while you can dig through it to print, it also provides access to facebook, emailing, and other social networks.
As a developer of kids apps, these types of things would violate COPPA. Applications for being able to print would be great though for printing digital art projects and other things that kids create.
Scott
Yes, Scott, a plugin dedicated to printing could be done. It was pretty simple to print an image with Enterprise. In fact, my tutorial basically made a plugin to do the work. It’s no where near production quality or general enough to release and it only prints images (though in theory it would print a PDF). At least on iOS any way.
Rob
So Rob… do you want to make it into a plugin a Pro user could use?
All Im looking to have is the possibility of printing is image files on iOS.
Scott