RB v.7 - ArchiveReader PrintToDevices not working

rbuser

I'm out of ideas on how to setup an archivereader using PrintToDevices as
follows:

Client pgm has an ArchiveReader created. Goal is to fetch any number of RAF
archive files from the server consecutively and automatically print each
archive to a printer until all have printed. The pgm will let the user
select options in the Printer Dialog window before the first archive is
printed. After that, the pgm will print all archive files to the same
printer consecutively until finished.

I have the first archive printing OK after the user selects the settings in
the Printer Dialog. I use the ArchiveReader component and just set the new
archivefilename to the next archive and execute ArchiveReader.PrintToDevices
but nothing is printed and no errors are generated.

So I substituted the Print method in place of the PrintToDevices (and set
ShowPrinterDialog=False). When this hits the second file to print, the
printer settings have been reset to default before the pgm ever started. I
want to keep the printer settings the user selects before printing the first
archive.

Either I need to get PrintToDevices to print the subsequent archives or I
need the keep the user's printer settings and use Print.

I can't find any help in the RB demos or tutorials for this problem. I
think I'm forgetting some basic setting here to get one of the choices to
work.

Anyone had a similar problem?

Thanks for any help.

nicocizik

Hi Marlin,

When using the Archive Reader, you need to be sure you set the printer setup
properties in the OnInitializePrinterSetup event. This ensures that the
printer setup you define will be used for the entire archive being printed.

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Thanks Nico.
I used the OnInitializePrinterSetup event to assign the correct printer
values to lArchiveReader.PrinterSetup.
The printer setting looks correct for the archivereader and just before
executing lArchiveReader.PrintToDevices.
But when the PrintToDevices is executed, nothing is printed to the printer
and no errors are generated.
Is there some other init I need perform on the ArchiveReader to use
lArchiveReader.PrintToDevices after the first call to lArchiveReader.Print ?

Regards,
Marlin

nicocizik

Hi Marlin,

The PrintToDevices command essentially gives you complete control over the
print process. This means that it is up to the developer to create and
assign the device(s) to be printed to and manually initialize any parameters
or show any dialogs that need to be used. Making a call to Report.Print
takes care of all of this for you.

Is there a reason you cannot call Report.Print for each report you want to
print?

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Niko,
No particular reason to use PrintToDevices except I switched to it to try
getting around the
print problems I seemed to have after the first Print method was called. I
just tried the
Print method again for all reports and it works as needed. The key issue
was the
setting the printersetup values in the OnInitializePrinterSetup event.

Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Marlin