I've updated the tutorial I put together a while back. This fixes the issue where only the first pdf in a directory was printing. It's a simple addition of one more line of code. The updated tutorial is available on my website in html and a pdf download. http://jc-evans.com/blog/2013/02/12/new-tutorial-adding-a-print-button-to-an-app/

Excellent!!

Excellent update, @MGoBlue! Try this out if you want to remove some of the code and rid yourself of even having to include "shareTitle": Remove the following lines of code (or don't add them to begin with): NSString *shareTitle; @property (nonatomic, retain) NSString *shareTitle; @synthesize shareTitle; And alter the following line from: NSArray *components = [shareTitle componentsSeparatedByString:@"."]; To: NSArray *components = [self.localFileName componentsSeparatedByString:@"."]; It should bypass the need to add in the following line of code: shareTitle = self.localFileName Nonetheless, both methods work! Nicholas *EDIT* Just saw your message - indeed there are often many ways to get to the same function!

Awesome! Thanks for the update and good to see you back!

Very nice indeed! Thanks!! Cheers! -- Smug

Thanks @MGo, love this feature. Thinking about moving it to an action sheet......

Nicholas - thanks. I think there was a reason I included shareTitle. It may have had to do with custom HTML pages. Your method is cleaner. Always good to have less code. Atrain - that sounds good,,,

Fantastic! I look forward to implementing this into my app. I haven't seen you around the forums recently, but I'm glad to have you back.

Hey I implemented this and it works great in the simulator but not on my device? any thoughts on why or how to get the print button workin gon my device?

Anyone know how to do this with images instead? For example, substituting the "add" button for a printer icon?

Thank you you are the best...

@MGoBlue - this is hard for me to say as a Buckeye, but thanks for the code and the tutorials. Very useful. My students and their parents will find this feature quite useful. Go Bucks!! Beat Michigan!

I've been following this tutorial, but when I get to the point where I need to edit the BT_viewUtilities section, the code referenced in the tutorial is not present in the file. Does this method still work?

The code referenced starts around line 347 of BT_viewController.m Cheers! -- Smug

Ok, found it! Thank you. The tutorial says to look in "BT_viewUtilities" not "BT_viewController.m" Also, the code referenced is now different. The tutorial provides this: *** if([rightButtonType isEqualToString:@"home"]) theBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"Print", @"Print") style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:theViewController action:@selector(printdoc) ]; *** but the right button is now called "navBarRightButtonType" and when I add the "action:@selector(printdoc)" portion at the very end, I get a warning "Undeclared selector 'printdoc'" Not sure how to fix that last bit.

I've been trying different things with this for the last day, but nothing seems to work. Nothing happens when I use the print button - I'm guessing it can't find the IBAction in order to trigger the print dialog. I've checked the code several times & copy/pasted it exactly from the tutorial with no luck. Does this method still work for others?

I think the best solution might be to use the Share plugin, which includes the printing function in the 'share sheet'. https://www.buzztouch.com/plugins/plugin.php?pid=2C64C67C961948B1A03DBA0

I've tried using the Share plugin now, but it is not detecting my Airprint printer. The Action Icon/Print function works fine in Safari, so I know this issue is specific to the app itself. I would still prefer a one-click print feature, instead of asking users to select their way through several screens using the Share Menu. If there are no further suggestions on getting this specific tutorial to work I'm probably going to scrap the project. I very much appreciate the feedback you all have given. Thanks.