If you utilize the PDF Writer (not the PDF Distiller) as your virtual printer, you can utilize a pdf.ini file and specify the path and filename of your "printed" report. However, after the printer utilizes the pdf.ini once, it removes the path and filename from the pdf.ini (why, I don't know). What I have done in the past is create workflow that 1. Copies a static pdf.ini file that has the filename included, 2. Print the report to the virtual printer, 3. Rename the just-created pdf file (easy enough since it's static in the pdf.ini), 4. Attach the file to the email, 5. Re-copy the static pdf.ini for use next time.
It works very well. Scott Parrish IT Prophets Original Message: ----------------- From: patrick zandi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:44:37 -0400 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: pdf to email There might be a way threw Crystal Reports.. there is an Export function in the viewer to a PDF format.. I would think.. that there might be a Way just to make the report a PDF and save it to a file.. Never every tried that .. but it might be worth looking at. OR I recently saw somewhere .. Someone had an api with a built in PDF functionality ? is PDF open source now ? On 8/24/06, Michiel Beijen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ** I guess you could the File > Pint bit using OLE automation. Macros only > do searches or data maniputation, not printing afaik. > I am not an OLE guru so I can not advice you how this should be done, but > you might have access to a tech with OLE skills yourself or try some > googling... > -- > Michiel > > On 8/24/06, Raido Oja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > At present I have the following scenario: > > - user opens a display only form with some formatted character fields > > - prints to a virtual pdf printer (using file > print) > > - sends the .pdf via his default mail program as an attachment > > > > I need to automate that process. I can save the pdf to the email > > messages form as an attachment using run process commands in an AL. The > > tricky part for me is actually generating the pdf. Can I do the 'file > > > print' command in a macro ? (having the printer and file name as > > parameters). This would be the first time for me to work with macros so > > any help is greatly appreciated. I'm also having a hard time finding > > material on macros, there's not much in Remedy's docs. Am I even on the > > right track with this solution ? > > > > Raido Oja > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ > > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org > > > > __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted > with HTML in it___ -- Patrick Zandi ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org
