[RBASE-L] - RE: Print Pdf within report

[Jim Belisle]

Emmitt,

 

Thanks for the response.

Within a form I have a simple code below that launches a PDF.

RECALC VAR

 

SET VAR vTotpath TEXT = NULL

SET VAR vTotpath = (.vSpecPath+.vSortdesc+'\'+.vModelEnquiry+'.pdf')

(the var vSpecpath and vSortdesc are predefined in the form)

SET VAR vChkSpec INTEGER = (CHKFILE(.vTotpath))

 

LAUNCH .vTotpath

CLS

 

If I have a break on the Partnum field in the report, Would this code
work in the footer EEP? 

The variables are set up in the header for the same field.

 

LAUNCH .vPartpath (the var ends up being S:\Part_PDF\(partnum).PDF)

 

 

James Belisle

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From: rbase-l@rbase.com [mailto:rbase-l@rbase.com] On Behalf Of Emmitt
Dove
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 12:49 PM
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Print Pdf within report

 

Jim,

 

You can use the LAUNCH command to launch acrobat and print the file.
The following is from a message written by Razzak some years back:

 

    {Define Print String

     If Using Full Version of Adobe Acrobat 8.0

     C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

     If Using Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Reader Only

     C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

     If Using Full Version of Adobe Acrobat 9.0

     C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

     If Using Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Reader Only

     C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe}

 

    SET VAR vPrintString = +

    (.vQuotes+'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe|/p
/h' +

    &.vPDFFilename+.vQuotes)

    LAUNCH &vPrintString

 

This is not the complete message, and Razzak was demonstrating how to
print a report to a PDF then immediately send the PDF to the printer.
So, for instance, his syntax relies upon having your quote setting in
the variable vQuotes.

 

To accomplish your goal, print your report then send the PDF to the
printer using Acrobat.

 

Emmitt Dove

Converting Systems Architect

Evergreen Packaging, Inc.

emmitt.d...@everpack.com

(203) 214-5683 m

(203) 643-8022 o

(203) 643-8086 f

emmitt.w.d...@comcast.net

 

From: rbase-l@rbase.com [mailto:rbase-l@rbase.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Belisle
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 13:35
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Print Pdf within report

 

I have a report that prints an RTF file within a report using a Variable
Rich Text Object.

I now want to do the same for a PDF file.

The PDF files are in a file folder outside of RBASE,
S:\Part_PDF\filename.PDF.

I created a variable vPartPath that points to the specific file.

That part works.

 

My questions:

Which Variable Object should I use in the report?

I want to have the pdf print separately from the rest of the report.

 

James Belisle