Add drawcommands without TppArchiveReader.Print

rbuser

Hi,

I have 2 reports (RAF) on disk. I have to add 1 DrawCommand per page to each
of those reports. After that i need to merge both reports + additional
DrawCommand per report to a 3d report using TkuRAFMerge (no problem here)
and print the 3d report. How can i add a DrawCommand per page for both
reports (RAF) on disk withouth using TppArchiveReader.Print.

Greetings,
Filip Moons

nicocizik

Hi Filip,

There is no simple way to simply add a drawcommand to an archive file
without doing it at runtime while the device is receiving pages. Would it
be possible to add the drawcommands when you are printing the 3rd (merged)
report?

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Sure, if you can tell me how i can find out which page belongs to which
report

nicocizik

Hi Filip,

If I understand the rafMerger utility correctly, once the archive files are
merged, there is no distinction between the two. Perhaps you can use the
OnReceivePage event to take a look through the drawcommands and use that
information to determine which archive you are printing. Another option,
since you are using archives, would be to keep track of the number of pages
each individual archive and use that to determine which archive is being
printed.

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Hi Nico,

I merged 2, 1 page only, reports. First the 2 reports are merged to a 3the
report. I use TppCustomArchiveReader.OnReadPage linked to the merged report
to view it in screen. At runtime during this event
TppPage(aPage).AbsolutePageNo has consecutive values 3 and 4 while i only
have a 2 page report. The viewer shows 'Page 1 of 2' in its statusbar. I
checked the first 4 bytes to get number of pages from both streams, both
indicate a 1 page only report. I tried the same with some other reports.
When merging 5 ,1 page only, reports TppPage(aPage).AbsolutePageNo varies
from 1 to 4 and yes the viewer shows 5 pages. TppPage(aPage).AbsolutePageNo
is no way accurate to depend on in the TppCustomArchiveReader.OnReadPage
event. What am I missing here?

Greetings,
Filip Moons



1 page onlyade a quick test to see if
TppCustomArchiveReader.OnReadPage

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rbuser

Ok, finally figured out what was wrong. TppPage(aPage).AbsolutePageNo is
only set after the OnReadPage is executed. I need to use
TppArchiveReader(Sender).ArchivePageNo in the event itself to get the right
pagenumber.