ReferenceError: label is not defined in Dymo framework

Question

I am playing with Dymo 's JS framework. The original example works without issue, but it's loading the XML even when I don't want to click. I rewrited to execute Dymo code only when I call it:

<script type="text/javascript">
       function printnow() {              
               $.get("./cont.label", function(labelXml) {
               label = dymo.label.framework.openLabelXml(labelXml);
               }, "text");
               // open label
               // set label text
               label.setObjectText("MENO", "test");
               label.setObjectText("MUNKA", "test");
               label.setObjectText("DESCRIPTION", test);
               // select printer to print on
               // for simplicity sake just use the first LabelWriter printer
               var printers = dymo.label.framework.getPrinters();
               if (printers.length == 0) throw "No DYMO printers are installed. Install DYMO printers.";
               var printerName = "";
               for (var i = 0; i < printers.length; ++i) {
                   var printer = printers[i];
                   if (printer.printerType == "LabelWriterPrinter") {
                       printerName = printer.name;
                       break;
                   }
               }
               if (printerName == "") throw "No LabelWriter printers found. Install LabelWriter printer";
               // finally print the label
               label.print(printerName);

       };
</script> 

Unfortunately after I call printnow(); I get ReferenceError: label is not defined Where is the problem?

Answer 1

First you have to read this one .

In short, you are dealing with async code. So, this label.setObjectText("MENO", "test"); and the rest of the code gets executed, before this label = dymo.label.framework.openLabelXml(labelXml); line.

Finally, you have to do something like this:

<script type="text/javascript">
       function printnow() {              
               $.get("./cont.label", function(labelXml) {
               var label = dymo.label.framework.openLabelXml(labelXml);
               // open label
               // set label text
               label.setObjectText("MENO", "test");
               label.setObjectText("MUNKA", "test");
               label.setObjectText("DESCRIPTION", test);
               // select printer to print on
               // for simplicity sake just use the first LabelWriter printer
               var printers = dymo.label.framework.getPrinters();
               if (printers.length == 0) throw "No DYMO printers are installed. Install DYMO printers.";
               var printerName = "";
               for (var i = 0; i < printers.length; ++i) {
                   var printer = printers[i];
                   if (printer.printerType == "LabelWriterPrinter") {
                       printerName = printer.name;
                       break;
                   }
               }
               if (printerName == "") throw "No LabelWriter printers found. Install LabelWriter printer";
               // finally print the label
               label.print(printerName);

               }, "text");

       };
</script>