Subject Re: Print to PDF From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Fri, 14 Jul 2017 04:55:29 -0700 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 7/13/2017 11:05 PM, Akshat Kapoor wrote: > On 13/07/2017 03:29, Ken Mayer wrote: >> On 7/12/2017 11:52 AM, Akshat Kapoor wrote: >>> In windows nowadays there is an option of "print to pdf" just like >>> XPS document writer. If it is not there you can install pdf995 (I use >>> cutepdfwriter which installs just like any other printer driver ) and >>> makes available saving to pdf as an option in windows print dialog. >>> >> >> The advantage to PDF995 is that you can "command line" it, work with >> it in your own code, where a lot of the others don't, they just act >> like printer drivers. If that's all you need, great, but PDF995 is >> customizable and so on. > > Hi Ken, > I was just explaining my method. > I avoid hard coding of printers as far as possible, > I try to give the option to the user i.e. me so that I can choose i want > a hard copy or a soft copy. Most of the time I just save as pdf , do the > required work and then delete it. > > Your method vs mine method will totally depend upon the requirements of > the end user. If printout or pdf ratio is 90% i.e. then the required > selection should be hard coded otherwise I will prefer choice to user. Depends on your needs of course. In some cases, it is useful to just do what I did with the code I posted -- where I don't have to monitor it, the files are created in a specific location, the filenames are automatically pulled from the report's properties, etc. Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm