Does Ghostscript require installation as in updating the registry? Or installation as it needs to be on the system where VFP can find it?
Jeff --------------- Jeff Johnson [email protected] (623) 582-0323 www.san-dc.com On 09/15/2011 05:28 PM, Carl Lindner wrote: > Both Postscript and Ghostscript require installation. Postscript installs > as a printer. Ghostscript installs off the root. I am on my laptop (XP > downgraded from Vista) and it is installed in c:\gs. I believe it is the > same on my W7 machine. My applications are on my D and E drives. I usually > have clients install it off the root of the application directory. So, as > long as Fox can find gs, it will run. > > The print2pdf.prg is well documented and I created a class for View, Print, > XLS and PDF a number of years ago. I have not had any problems. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Jeff Johnson > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 7:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PDF printing from Foxpro > > On 09/15/2011 07:13 AM, Carl Lindner wrote: >> The Bob Lee et al. --- solution is without charge. >> >> 1amsoftware.com - downloads - vfp-2-pdf >> >> It is fox code (print2pdf.prg) that calls postscript and ghostscript which >> are also without charge. >> >> You can name them and specify a destination through your code. >> >> Carl >> >> > It appears that this can be run from the application without installing > anything. I read in the prg that the ghostscript dll only needs to be > in the vfp path. If this is correct then it is what I am looking for. > Bullzip appears to be an active X if you want to control the output and > that is not an option here. > > Am I correct about this? > > >> Jeff >> >> --------------- >> >> Jeff Johnson >> [email protected] >> (623) 582-0323 >> >> www.san-dc.com >> >> >> >> > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
