Error while printing

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Error while printing

I've read up on other people having this exact error:

ERROR WHILE PRINTING.

I wasn't able to find any solutions to this problem in the forums.

This error won't allow me to print to any printer nor export a PDF file.

I am able to print and export from every other program I have on this machine.

My printer is selected and viewable when I go to print from Pages.

My console log comes back with this error:
2007-06-22 10:56:40.894 Pages[5636] PMSessionValidatePrintSettings failed (error code = -50)
2007-06-22 10:56:43.610 Pages[5636] Invalid PMPrintSettings in print info

I ran PRINTER SETUP REPAIR... but have the same result afterwards.

Anyone have any suggestions?

G5 Quad 2.5Ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.10), 6GB RAM, NVidia 7800 GT OEM

Posted on Jun 22, 2007 10:02 AM

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Answer 1

Peggy

Level 8

41,601 points

Jun 22, 2007 6:34 PM in response to Doug Stringham

Since it only affects Pages, have you tried deleting the com.apple.iWork.Pages.plist in HD > Users > [your account] > Library > Preferences?

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Answer 2

TheBig-O

Level 1

4 points

Sep 16, 2007 6:44 AM in response to Peggy

Deleting the preferences for Pages IS THE ANSWER!!

Thanks Peggy!

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Answer 3

Oct 17, 2007 9:00 AM in response to Peggy

I had the same error signature as the original poster, except it affected both Numbers and Pages, and deleting the com.apple.iWork.Numbers.plist and com.apple.iWork.Pages.plist files did the trick. Thanks!

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Answer 4

Oct 17, 2007 7:22 PM in response to kenpatton

OK, so I spoke too soon. I was at work and after deleting the plist files, the Preview started working and the print dialog started showing the correct information. I did not attempt to actually print a file (it was personal info). Now back at home, I start up Numbers and Pages and have the same problem - "Error while Printing" dialog box shows up when I try to print or even Preview. I delete the plist files, but the same thing happens. Anyone know what's going on here?

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Answer 5

Nov 6, 2007 9:08 AM in response to Doug Stringham

When you delete the file as described and then go and print the doc, the file reappears and pops back up. Therefore I cant get this solution to work at all.
Still no ideas, but its rubbish really, renders pages absolutely useless.

chris

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Answer 6

Nov 16, 2007 3:31 PM in response to WhichWayNow

You need to make sure the application that the plist is for is quit. So if you are trying to delete the plist for pages then you need to first quit pages. Then delete the plist.

Also a good application for plist corruption is Preferential treatment:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22790

The other tool that is good to have but isn't free, printer setup repair:
http://www.fixamacsoftware.com/software/index.html

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Answer 7

Nov 16, 2007 3:36 PM in response to kenpatton

This is an important article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107396

However if you repair permissions often then Disk utility actually checks for /tmp folder.

Another thing you could try which this actually fixed the problem for me is use printer setup repair:
http://www.fixamacsoftware.com/software/index.html
Use the trial to fix your problem since it is shareware.

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Answer 8

sastian

Level 1

8 points

Dec 5, 2007 5:36 PM in response to hockeyman

great app! fixed my issue just doing the permission repair!

heres the log...
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007 7:23:59 PM
Starting permission verification and repair, omitting localized files...

----- cut a bunch of stuff here-----

Verification complete.

1073 files examined. 26 problems were found and repaired. It is recommended that you verify the permissions again to make sure the values are correct.

------------------------------------

TADA!

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