Howto print pdf document (PurePDF)

[karu]

Hi, does anyone have idea how to print (created with PurePDF) pdf file from purebasic code? Acrobat reader is not solution?

[swan]

There are a few dll solutions. The one I use is QuickPdfLibrary, not cheap though. I twas free once but bought out by Debenu and stuck a stupid price on it. I too only use it for printing so not great value.

[IdeasVacuum]

I think you have to use an app (like Adobe Reader) that can open a pdf file. You can use RunProgram() and just give the path + name of the pdf file you just created - that will open the file with whatever app the PC has avaiable to open pdfs. It might be the case that Reader has a command line argument that would just print the file without displaying first, but I have not seen that.

An alternative would be to build your own print file in a similar way to how you built the pdf, using the Print_Lib. The print lib can handle some graphics commands if required but it is not as comprhensive as the pdf lib. Another alternative - you could draw the entire document on an image using the 2D drawing commands - with that route, the print and the pdf file can be of the image, so they would be identical and that is desirable.

[Falko]

http://livedocs.adobe.com/acrobat_sdk/1 ... 22.31.html

but not tested.

[swan]

Acro reader not a solution already stated. On a distributed product U simply can't guarantee it to be available. I had the same problem to solve a few years back thats why I went for the dll solution (albeit not cheap).

[IdeasVacuum]

.....As a compromise, the app could have a link to the Adobe Reader download. However, if it is suitable for the data, I think the idea of creating an image that will both print and be saved as a pdf would be the best solution.

[morosh]

PDFPrint Command Line v2.0, from www.verypdf.com, can do the job, but it's not free

[swan]

US$199 to print only. Not cheap. I thought QuickPDFLibrary was expensive but it can do much more than just print.

[IdeasVacuum]

Take a look at: http://pdfbox.apache.org/

[swan]

That looks interesting.
If I'm reading it right though it's a java commandline (.jar) to print, so java has to be installed on the host machine. In a way - out of the frying-pan into the fire.

[VoSs2o0o]

Foxit Reader, its free and small

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/p

[swan]

Foxit Reader is an application. Doesn't seem to have commandline or library capabilities (or does it ?). If so it's simply a Acro Reader replacement, which is free anyway.

[TerryHough]

Foxit Reader

To print to the default printer...

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RunProgram("C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe", "/p SomeFile.pdf","C:\FolderName\")

To print to a desired printer...

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RunProgram("C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe", "/t SomeFile.pdf PrinterName","C:\FolderName\")

Acrobat Reader
Caution: Adobe says these are unsupported commands, but they have existed for many versions. About Vs 8 Acrobat Reader stopped closing when called this way.

To print to the default printer... After printing Acrobat Reader will remain active and you will need to find a way to close it.

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RunProgram("C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe", "/p SomeFile.pdf","C:\FolderName\")

To print to a desired printer... After printing Acrobat Reader will remain active and you will need to find a way to close it.

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RunProgram("C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe", "/t SomeFile.pdf " + Chr(34)+ PrinterName + Chr(34),"C:\FolderName\")

[swan]

Thanx, but the problem is both/either have to be installed on the host machine, hence the need for a standalone solution.

[Wood51]

Hello , first excuse me for my bad english .
In your code you "draw" the pdf , why not draw an image, print image and create the pdf with this image ?
Perhaps ?