PDF creation failing on > 100 reports

rbuser

I need to create LOTS of separate pdfs from the accounts where data is
stored in a tables. Some accounts only need 20-50 pdfs created, but some
are over 100.

While looping through an account, the pdfs are written to a tmp file and
immediately added to a zip file before proceeding to generating the next
pdf. Also, I'm using TExtraDevices. After 100+ pdf's are created, I get an
exception that halts everything. "TppProducer.PrintToPrinter: The file
device has already been created.". If I genearte less than 100, no
exception is thrown. Any ideas?


I have this set.
frmVisit.ppReport.DeviceType := 'PDFFile';
frmVisit.ppReport.PDFSettings.OpenPDFFile := False;
frmVisit.ppReport.AllowPrintToFile := True;
frmVisit.ppReport.ShowPrintDialog := False;
frmVisit.ppReport.ShowCancelDialog := True;
frmVisit.ppReport.ShowAutoSearchDialog := False;

frmVisit.ppReport.PDFSettings.Author := '';
frmVisit.ppReport.PDFSettings.Title := '';

Jim

nicocizik

Hi Jim,

This is not a known ReportBuilder issue however you might try contacting
Waler support directly to see if they have heard of it. Have you tried
using the built-in PDF device?

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

I may have solved it, but not sure. Although I wanted only a PDF to be
created, I notice the default print queue getting filled with hundreds of
jobs. So,
what I did before calling 'Print', I set the
ppreport.printersetup.printername = ''.

Now, I don't get the the print queue loaded, the PDFs get created
correctly and I have no errors. Is there some setting that I'm over looking
to keep more than
one device from being honored?

BTW: The problem existed with the built-in PDF device as well.

Thanks
Jim

nardmoseley

This is not a known issue. By design, generating a report to the printer or
file should be mutually exclusive. To print to multiple devices should
require special code.

If you would like to create a simple focused test case, we can check it out
here using RB 10.09 and the Delphi debugger. Please use standard Delphi
components, RB, and the DBDemos data. Send in zip format to
support@digital-metaphors.com

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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
www.digital-metaphors.com