Thanks Tim, I’ll take a look at each of these options. Much appreciated!
DKC > On May 6, 2019, at 3:54 PM, Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > On May 6, 2019, at 2:00 PM, Doug Cottril wrote: > >> Julio & all >> >> That does indeed, work. However, the SW_Hide parameter does not seem to >> suppress the print >> dialogs. Since I actually need to print multiple documents at once, the >> user does not want to >> press the print button after every page (and there could be 50+ pages, so I >> don’t blame them) >> >> I’ll read the docs a bit and the resource Chip posted, but if anyone has >> beat their head against >> this wall before and either has a solution, or knows there isn’t one, I’d >> appreciate hearing >> about it. > > You appear to have several options: > > PDFtoPrinter http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/pdftoprinter.html Have not > used it, just found it with Google. > > Foxit Reader https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf-reader/ Have not used > it, just found it with Google. > > Acrobat Reader using “officially undocumented” command line interface. This > is the one I built and used many years ago. Not sure if it still works in the > current version of Acrobat Reader. You will have to test it to see if it > still works. > > Here is some sample code initially written back in 2007. Yikes!! But you can > see it supports Acrobat Reader from version 5.0 to 10.0. But you will get the > docs on the command line parameters. (I found this doing Google searches long > time ago.) > > // =========================================== > // PROJECT METHOD: ExpenseReport_PrintReceipts > > // PARAMETERS: $1 = full path to PDF file to print > > // DESCRIPTION: Called form PrintExpenseReport method to print a PDF file > // of receipts. > > // This method uses the partially documented -- and unsupported -- way of > getting > // Adobe Reader to print a PDF file without displaying print dialogs to the > user. > > // Command Line Parameters: > // /p = displays the Print Dialog box (but my testing shows it does > not always show dialog box) > // /t = prints without dialog box (but you need to also include the > printer name parameter) > // /n = Launches a separate instance of Acrobat or Adobe Reader, even > if one is currently open. > // /s = Opens Acrobat or Adobe Reader, suppressing the splash screen. > // /o = Opens Acrobat or Adobe Reader, suppressing the open file dialog. > // /h = Opens Acrobat or Adobe Reader in a minimized window. > <Snip> ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
