PDF Printing without a dialog box

rbuser

Hello,

I use Delphi 5 Enterprise.

I Use following Report Builder Version 6.02 Enterprise version.

I need have a report to be sent to .PDF file format with out a dialog.
When i press a button in Delphi form, it should save to the .PDF file name
in a location i specify. Let me know it is possible ?.

I can export and save to .PDF file using print dialog after preview the
report builder preview, but i need as above mentioned.

Thanks and regards,
Vasan.



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nicocizik

Hi Vasan,

You need to set the Report.ShowPrintDialog property to False.

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Hi Nico,

Thanks for the reply. It helps partly. But still i am facing problem.

Let me tell my requirement..

I just need to send a report to a .pdf file in a specified folder.

After i changed Report.ShowPrintDialog = False it was still showing
printer dialog, but when i said PrinttoDevices it did not show.

I am doing the following.

DeviceType := 'PDFFILE';
AllowPrinttoFile := True;
ModalPreview := False;
ModalCancelDialog := False;
PassSetting := psOnePass;
ShowCancelDialog := False;
ShowPrintDialog := False;
ArchiveFileName := 'C:\Pdffile1.paf';
PrintToDevices;

When i called Print Method, it shows printer dialog.

When i called Printtodevices method i don't get a printer dialog.

I DONT GET THE PDFFILE NAME IN THE FOLDER .


I need to also know about what is AllowPrinttoArchive, property and
ArchiveFile name properties.

Can you please give me all the properties i need to set and the method i
have to call to send to .pdf file name in a folder. When i check the
document you gave us with the version, it does not have an example to
print to a PDF file (But it has to .txt file), also your website does not
have a example to print to .PDF file with out showing printer dialog. Can
you please document a sample code to print as a .pdf file from report
builder report with out a dialog, and post it in FAQ will be most useful
when people like me looking for help.

Thanks for your kind help.

Best regards,
Vasan.




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rbuser

You need to use TextFileName, not ArchiveFileName.

Edward Dressel
Team DM

rbuser

Hi Edward,

Thanks. Now it works.

The code is now very simple....

ppReport1.DeviceType := 'PDFfile';
ppReport1.AllowPrinttoFile := True;
ppReport1.ShowPrintDialog := False;
ppReport1.TextFileName := 'c:\Pdffile1.pdf';
ppReport1.Print;
The above code does not show dialog, it just sends report to the
Pdffile1.pdf file.

I hope Report Builder Team will document this sample code in the future
documentation.

Best regards,
Vasan




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nicocizik

Vasan,

There is a code snip almost identical to your code below located in the
TppPDFDevice help topic of the ReportBuilder help .

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Hi Niko,

Probably available in later versions.

Not available in ver 6.02 used for Delphi 5, either in documentation, or
in .hlp and in the units.

Best regards,
Vasan.




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nicocizik

The built-in PDF device was not introduced until RB 9. You are using a
third party PDF device such as ExtraDevices or Gnostice.

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Regards,

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