Mike, Did that. Set v vfilename text='BillTest.pdf'
Print Rptname option PDF |filename 'BillTest.pdf'|open on - report printed and opened in pdf with the filename:BillTest.PDF If I use a |FILENAME &vfilename the report printed and the filename becomes &vfile.pdf If I use a |FILENAME .vfilename the report printed and the filename becomes .PDF If I use any combination in a button eep, I get the file sharing error. Thanks for your help. Bill -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Byerley Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 4:06 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printing to PDF File Error Message Reduce it to its simplest terms. Do it from the prompt using a simple filename and not a variable. Start with that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Eyring" <[email protected]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:51 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printing to PDF File Error Message > Same Result. Same error message > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan > Goldberg > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:39 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printing to PDF File Error Message > > > Try using & instead of a . > > PRINT ShortLea whe tSelect='t' order by tidnum + OPTION PDF + > |FILENAME &vFileName + > |OPEN ON > > Dan Goldberg > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill > Eyring > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 12:28 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printing to PDF File Error Message > > > I'm the only one on the computer and the filename includes the current > date and time to avoid that situation. > > Here is how I build the filename: > > set v vFilename= + > ('LeaseComps'+(format(.#Date,'MMDDYY'))+'_'+(format(.#Time,'HHMMAP'))+'.PDF' > ) > > I'm perplexed. > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:22 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printing to PDF File Error Message > > > Bill: The obvious question is: is there any chance someone has the > file open on their workstation? I also had this happen a couple times > where I cancelled the printing to the PDF file as it was in the middle > of doing it, and so created some kind of "lock" on the PDF file. > In those cases, exiting Rbase and coming back in seemed to clear it > up. > > Karen > > > > > Using latest release 9.0.4.11027. > > When I print a report with the PDF option I get the following ERROR > message. > > There was an error opening this document. This file is in use by > another application. > > I am using Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 Version 9.3.4 > > The code in my eep is as follows; > > PRINT ShortLea whe tSelect='t' order by tidnum + OPTION PDF + > |FILENAME .vFileName + > |OPEN ON > > >
