PDF Printing

[bsouthuk]

Hi All I am in need of desperate help.

I need to be able to print to PDF but for the pdf to automatically save to a users desktop and for the PDF to automatically launch.

I am using the following code:

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put field "CompanyName" & field "Reference" card 2 & ".pdf" into it
replace " " with empty in it

open printing to pdf it & ".pdf" 

put it & ".pdf" into target_file

repeat for each item i in Cards2print

print Card i 

end repeat 
close printing
launch document target_file

The PDF saves to the desktop automatically and then launches when testing before creating the standalone exe but as soon as i create the exe the PDF saves in the folder that the exe is in.

Could some help with my code so that the PDF automatically saves to the desktop?

Your help is most appreciated!

Daniel

[Klaus]

Hi Daniel,

check the "specialfolderpath()" function in the dictionary!

If you don't specify any folder, then the "default" folder is used which is the folder where the EXE "lives"
in a standalone, unless you change/set the "defaultfolder"!

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...
put specialfolderpath("desktop") & "/" into tPDF
put field "CompanyName" & field "Reference" OF card 2 & ".pdf" AFTER tPDF
replace " " with empty in tPDF

## This line will add ANOTHER PDF suffix!
## open printing to pdf it & ".pdf" 
 open printing to pdf tPDF 
repeat for each item i in Cards2print
  print Card i 
end repeat 
close printing
launch document tPDF
...

Hint:
NEVER rely on IT! It may and WILL change when you least exspect it!
So use your own variables to store any info!


Best

Klaus

[bsouthuk]

Fantastic!! Thank you Klaus, much appreciated

[bsouthuk]

Hi Klaus

This works perfectly on my PC but when i have installed my software onto other pcs it does not work. The pdf file does not save to the desktop and it does not open at all.

Can you see what the reason for this is?

Thanks

Daniel

[Klaus]

Hi Daniel,

did you check "PDF Printer" in the standalonebuilder settings "General" for your standalone?


Best

Klaus

[bsouthuk]

Hi Klaus

Yes I did. I have since been able to make it work though by amending the coding slightly. Very strange as even though it now works on all pc's, I dont understand why it only worked on 1 pc before.

Anyway, I changed the code to the following - see if your expertise can see why it now works:

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put specialfolderpath("desktop") & "/" into tPDF
put field "CompanyName" & field "Reference" OF card 2 & ".pdf" into tPDF2
replace " " with empty in tPDF2
put tPDF & tPDF2 into tPDF3

For some reason, I dont think it liked the 'replace " " with empty...' when including the specialfolderpath("desktop") ... But now that I have made into 2 variables it works fine!

Very strange...

[Klaus]

Hi Daniel,

ah, yes, my fault, I oversaw this line that will of course also remove spaces
in the path to the users desktop, which may lead to invalid/non existing pathnames!

And yes, using two variables like you did is the correct solution


Best

Klaus

[bsouthuk]

Great thanks Klaus