dim p as new CPMPrintSettingsMBS
p.Collate = true
p.Duplex = p.kPMDuplexTumble
dim data as string = p.CreateDataRepresentation
Break // check in debugger

dim p as new CPMPrintSettingsMBS
p.Collate = true
p.Duplex = p.kPMDuplexTumble
dim keys() as string = p.keys
Break // check in debugger

'get a print session

// print this PDF
dim pathPrinted as FolderItem=GetFolderItem("test.pdf")

dim thePrintSession as CPMPrintSessionMBS = NewCPMPrintSessionMBS
if thePrintSession = nil then Return

'get default page format and print settings and attach it to the print settings
dim thePageFormat as CPMPageFormatMBS = NewCPMPageFormatMBS
dim thePrintSettings as CPMPrintSettingsMBS = NewCPMPrintSettingsMBS
thePrintSession.DefaultPageFormat thePageFormat
thePrintSession.DefaultPrintSettings thePrintSettings

'show the print dialog
if not thePrintSession.PrintDialog(thePrintSettings,thePageFormat) then return

'open the file which will be printed
dim thePdfDocument as CGPDFDocumentMBS = pathPrinted.OpenAsCGPDFDocumentMBS

' limit page counts to the one we have
dim LastPage as Integer = thePdfDocument.PageCount
if thePrintSettings.LastPage<lastpage then
  lastpage=thePrintSettings.LastPage
end if

' you get better progress bar if you tell how many pages will come
thePrintSettings.LastPage=lastpage

'begin the printing
thePrintSession.BeginDocument(thePrintSettings, thePageFormat)

'loop over the number of copies
for currentCopy as Integer = 1 to thePrintSettings.Copies
  
  'loop over the pages
  for currentPage as Integer = thePrintSettings.FirstPage to LastPage
    
    'prepage the page
    dim PrintRect as CPMRectMBS =thePageFormat.AdjustedPageSize
    dim CGRect as CGRectMBS =CGMakeRectMBS(PrintRect.left, PrintRect.top, PrintRect.Width, PrintRect.Height)
    thePrintSession.BeginPage(thePageFormat, nil)
    dim thePrintContext as CGContextMBS = thePrintSession.PageContext
    if thePrintContext = Nil then return
    
    'print the page
    thePrintContext.DrawCGPDFDocument thePdfDocument, CGRect, currentPage
    
    'end the page
    thePrintContext = nil
    thePrintSession.EndPage
  next
  
next

'end the printing
thePrintSession.EndDocument

dim p as new CPMPrintSettingsMBS
p.Collate = true
dim value as Variant = p.value("com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopyCollate")
Break // check in debugger