icon on the Quantity mini-tab of the Print dialog, specifies whether the number of items in a print job is retrieved from an external source, such as a database, or specified in the Print dialog.
Print Quantity Options Dialog |
The Print Quantity Options dialog, which you can access by clicking the icon on the Quantity mini-tab of the Print dialog, specifies whether the number of items in a print job is retrieved from an external source, such as a database, or specified in the Print dialog.
The navigation pane contains each of the available quantities that you can specify, such as the number of "Copies" or "Serial Numbers".
Quantity Source
Specify quantity in print dialog: Retrieves the number of copies or serial numbers from the Print dialog option.
Allow record selection dialog to override copies: Specifies that you can change the print quantity at print time by modifying the record selection in the Select Records dialog.
Get quantity from database field: Specifies that the number of copies or serial numbers is retrieved from the database that is currently connected to the document. In the list, click the database field that you want. If no database is connected, use the Database Setup dialog to add a database.
Get quantity from data source: Specifies the number of copies at print time by using the data entry form or by calculating the quantity of items by using Visual Basic Script (VBScript). To do this, select the appropriate data source node in the navigation pane to display the Data Sources property page.
Unlimited quantity (print until cancelled):
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