Printing in Corona

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hello,
First of all, I’m new in Corona/Lua Development and I’d like to apologize if my questions are quite basic or unsuitable for this forum.
In a nutshell, I’m looking for a way to use the printing feature of IOS (just to print a few lines of text in a wireless printer, for instance), but I couldn’t find anything on the web about it. I suppose that is not possible, Am I correct?
After reading some documentation on the Corona web site, I presume is possible to call an Objective-C routine that does this job (print a document). Has anyone already done this? If so, could you send me a sample or some tips to accomplish this task?

Thanks
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#2

You’re not going to be able to call Obj-C code without an Enterpise license.

The onlything I can think of is whether a WebView might offer the functionality? I haven’t checked so not 100%, and it also depends on what you’re trying to print - whether that could be implemented inside a Webview?

Good luck - also try and cut down on multiple posts in different forums, it clutters up the place if everybody does that. [import]uid: 33275 topic_id: 29877 reply_id: 119860[/import]

#3

Thank you for your kind reply!
Just one more question: Let’s suppose I buy an Enterprise License, will I be able to call an Obj-C code to print, as I’ve explained before?
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#4

Sorry no knowledge/experience of Enterprise - Corona hasn’t really spilled the beans on it yet, beyond revealing two studios using it.

From my understanding you effectively create a module in Obj-C and then use some Corona magic to bind that to Lua and use in your project - the same way in which we use Corona APIs.

I would have thought you’d be able to use print that way - but like I said there may be an easier/cheaper way - I’m sure somebody else will chime in here later.

Like I said before thought I’m not 100% on any of this, so make sure to talk with Corona before whacking out on an Enterprise license. [import]uid: 33275 topic_id: 29877 reply_id: 119898[/import]

#5

Thank you again! [import]uid: 170099 topic_id: 29877 reply_id: 119899[/import]

#6

You’re not going to be able to call Obj-C code without an Enterpise license.

The onlything I can think of is whether a WebView might offer the functionality? I haven’t checked so not 100%, and it also depends on what you’re trying to print - whether that could be implemented inside a Webview?

Good luck - also try and cut down on multiple posts in different forums, it clutters up the place if everybody does that. [import]uid: 33275 topic_id: 29877 reply_id: 119860[/import]

#7

Thank you for your kind reply!
Just one more question: Let’s suppose I buy an Enterprise License, will I be able to call an Obj-C code to print, as I’ve explained before?
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#8

Sorry no knowledge/experience of Enterprise - Corona hasn’t really spilled the beans on it yet, beyond revealing two studios using it.

From my understanding you effectively create a module in Obj-C and then use some Corona magic to bind that to Lua and use in your project - the same way in which we use Corona APIs.

I would have thought you’d be able to use print that way - but like I said there may be an easier/cheaper way - I’m sure somebody else will chime in here later.

Like I said before thought I’m not 100% on any of this, so make sure to talk with Corona before whacking out on an Enterprise license. [import]uid: 33275 topic_id: 29877 reply_id: 119898[/import]

#9

Thank you again! [import]uid: 170099 topic_id: 29877 reply_id: 119899[/import]