Name: printCollate

Type: property

Syntax: set the printCollate to {true | false}

Syntax: get the printCollate

Summary: Reports whether the next print job should automatically interleave multiple copies.

Introduced: 2.9

OS: mac,windows,linux

Platforms: desktop,server,web

Security: printing

Example:
if "collate" is among the items of the printFeatures then
  set the printCollate to true
end if

Value: The <printCollate> is either "true" or "false". The default value is determined by the default setting of the current printer.

Description:
Use the <printCollate> property to specify whether to interleave multiple copies of a print job. If a print job has three pages, P1, P2 and P3, with <printCollate> set to true and <printCopies> set to 2 the output order will be P1, P2, P3, P1, P2, P3. With <printCollate> set to false the output will be P1, P1, P2, P2, P3, P3.

References: print (command), printCopies (property), printDuplex (property)

Tags: printing
