Control PDF output (OpenInsight 32-Bit) [Revelation On-Line Wiki]

OpenInsight 32-Bit, dsig at sigafoos.org, Matthew Crozier, Bob Orsini

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At 27 JUN 2005 03:09:47PM dsig _at_ sigafoos.org wrote:

does the printer control have a way to limit what goes to the PDF?

What i would like to do is build a large output .. then allow the user to print or pdf ONLY the pages they want .. like a standard windows printer dialog has ..

thanks

At 27 JUN 2005 05:02PM Matthew Crozier wrote:

One way of doing this is to install a PDF printer driver, like PDF995 as a simple example. With the output sent to the Preview window, you can select the PDF 'printer' using the Print Setup button and then use the Print button to nominate a page range.

M@

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At 27 JUN 2005 05:16PM Bob Orsini wrote:

Dave

Not available in the OIPI commands but can be done.

When the preview is complete and before the preview is closed use the commands listed:

* Sample to print pages 2 to 3 into pdf file named zzpdf.pdf

vsctrl=VSPRINTER.OLE_VSPRINTER"

VSPDFCTRL=VSPRINTER.OLE_VSPDF"

pdftemp =c:\zzpdf.txt"

strPDFExportFile=c:\zzpdf.pdf"

a=send_message(vsctrl,"savedoc",pdftemp)

a=send_message(vspdfctrl,"convertfilerange",pdftemp,strPDFExportFile,2,3)

At 28 JUN 2005 12:28AM dsig _at_ sigafoos.org wrote:

Thanks for that Matthew .. that is probabaly the way we will go IF we can't get statisfaction from RTI ..

I would prefer not to buy another piece of SW .. but the rti control is probably not sophisticated enough to do it ..

thanks again

At 28 JUN 2005 12:31AM dsig _at_ sigafoos.org wrote:

just so i am clear ..

my routine has done the

set_printer('TERM')

and everything is displayed ..

then from my routine (before the OIPI window is closed) i execute those commands .. right?

thanks for that .. is it doc'd anywhere? is there other functions that the control can do but isn't doc'd?

thanks again .. will play with it

At 28 JUN 2005 10:25AM Bob Orsini wrote:

You have the correct process. It is not documented becuase it is not supported ath this time. I gave it to you only as a resolution for your situation.

At 28 JUN 2005 09:27PM dsig _at_ sigafoos.org wrote:

Thanks .. i will try to work it into the process ..

Would it be possible that the OIPI, when PDF is pressed and it prompts for PDF file name, be enhanced to have a Start page - End page with 1 and nbr of pages

THAT would be way cool

thanks again .

dsig