Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop
Hi Craig - nah, just tried and doesn't work in my situation. I'm creating
multipage PDFs which requires the use of "print break" between each card, and
if I don't "close printing" between reports the PDFs are corrupted (I suspect
only one page of each reports gets printed and then something goes awry). I
think I'll try automating a batch-based approach.
Thanks for the suggestion though.
Terry...
On 24/10/19, 7:16 am, "use-livecode on behalf of dunbarx--- via use-livecode"
wrote:
Terry.
Do this. Should be instantaneous:
on mouseUprepeat with y = 1 to 5put yourPathName && y into jobPathopen
printing to pdf (jobPath & ".pdf")print this cardend repeatclose printingend
mouseUp
You should get five PDF's in a flash.
Craig
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From: Terry Judd via use-livecode
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Cc: Terry Judd
Sent: Wed, Oct 23, 2019 2:58 pm
Subject: Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop
Hi Craig - yes, I open and close printing for each report. I might be wrong
(I’ve been using variations of the same printing routine for ages) but I seem
to recall that I was unable to successfully or reliably create separate reports
unless I closed printing after each one.
Terry...
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> On 24 Oct 2019, at 12:53 am, dunbarx--- via use-livecode
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> Hi.
> Are you repeatedly using "open printing to PDF"?
> Craig
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Terry Judd via use-livecode
> To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
> Cc: Terry Judd
> Sent: Tue, Oct 22, 2019 9:11 pm
> Subject: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop
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> I'm printing a whole bunch of PDFs (multipage feedback reports generated
by populating a series of cards with individualised data - mix of text and
graphics) and it starts off fast and then inevitably slows down - a lot. While
it might start off printing say 14 reports per minute after a few minutes it's
down to only 2 or 3. When you're printing 350 reports that obviously takes some
time. I'm wondering whether there is something I can try to 'clear the pipes'
every few minutes to speed the process up a bit? I've had some success in the
past splitting the data up into batches and looping through one batch at a time
but it would be great (or at least simpler) not having to do that.
>
> Any ideas? I'm on a Mac BTW, so I'm not sure whether this is a
cross-platform issue. LC 9.0.5.
>
> Terry...
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Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop
Terry. Do this. Should be instantaneous: on mouseUprepeat with y = 1 to 5put yourPathName && y into jobPathopen printing to pdf (jobPath & ".pdf")print this cardend repeatclose printingend mouseUp You should get five PDF's in a flash. Craig -Original Message- From: Terry Judd via use-livecode To: How to use LiveCode Cc: Terry Judd Sent: Wed, Oct 23, 2019 2:58 pm Subject: Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop Hi Craig - yes, I open and close printing for each report. I might be wrong (I’ve been using variations of the same printing routine for ages) but I seem to recall that I was unable to successfully or reliably create separate reports unless I closed printing after each one. Terry... Sent from my iPad > On 24 Oct 2019, at 12:53 am, dunbarx--- via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi. > Are you repeatedly using "open printing to PDF"? > Craig > > > -Original Message- > From: Terry Judd via use-livecode > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Cc: Terry Judd > Sent: Tue, Oct 22, 2019 9:11 pm > Subject: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop > > I'm printing a whole bunch of PDFs (multipage feedback reports generated by > populating a series of cards with individualised data - mix of text and > graphics) and it starts off fast and then inevitably slows down - a lot. > While it might start off printing say 14 reports per minute after a few > minutes it's down to only 2 or 3. When you're printing 350 reports that > obviously takes some time. I'm wondering whether there is something I can try > to 'clear the pipes' every few minutes to speed the process up a bit? I've > had some success in the past splitting the data up into batches and looping > through one batch at a time but it would be great (or at least simpler) not > having to do that. > > Any ideas? I'm on a Mac BTW, so I'm not sure whether this is a cross-platform > issue. LC 9.0.5. > > Terry... > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop
Hi Craig - yes, I open and close printing for each report. I might be wrong (I’ve been using variations of the same printing routine for ages) but I seem to recall that I was unable to successfully or reliably create separate reports unless I closed printing after each one. Terry... Sent from my iPad > On 24 Oct 2019, at 12:53 am, dunbarx--- via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi. > Are you repeatedly using "open printing to PDF"? > Craig > > > -Original Message- > From: Terry Judd via use-livecode > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Cc: Terry Judd > Sent: Tue, Oct 22, 2019 9:11 pm > Subject: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop > > I'm printing a whole bunch of PDFs (multipage feedback reports generated by > populating a series of cards with individualised data - mix of text and > graphics) and it starts off fast and then inevitably slows down - a lot. > While it might start off printing say 14 reports per minute after a few > minutes it's down to only 2 or 3. When you're printing 350 reports that > obviously takes some time. I'm wondering whether there is something I can try > to 'clear the pipes' every few minutes to speed the process up a bit? I've > had some success in the past splitting the data up into batches and looping > through one batch at a time but it would be great (or at least simpler) not > having to do that. > > Any ideas? I'm on a Mac BTW, so I'm not sure whether this is a cross-platform > issue. LC 9.0.5. > > Terry... > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop
Hi. Are you repeatedly using "open printing to PDF"? Craig -Original Message- From: Terry Judd via use-livecode To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Cc: Terry Judd Sent: Tue, Oct 22, 2019 9:11 pm Subject: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop I'm printing a whole bunch of PDFs (multipage feedback reports generated by populating a series of cards with individualised data - mix of text and graphics) and it starts off fast and then inevitably slows down - a lot. While it might start off printing say 14 reports per minute after a few minutes it's down to only 2 or 3. When you're printing 350 reports that obviously takes some time. I'm wondering whether there is something I can try to 'clear the pipes' every few minutes to speed the process up a bit? I've had some success in the past splitting the data up into batches and looping through one batch at a time but it would be great (or at least simpler) not having to do that. Any ideas? I'm on a Mac BTW, so I'm not sure whether this is a cross-platform issue. LC 9.0.5. Terry... ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop
I'm printing a whole bunch of PDFs (multipage feedback reports generated by populating a series of cards with individualised data - mix of text and graphics) and it starts off fast and then inevitably slows down - a lot. While it might start off printing say 14 reports per minute after a few minutes it's down to only 2 or 3. When you're printing 350 reports that obviously takes some time. I'm wondering whether there is something I can try to 'clear the pipes' every few minutes to speed the process up a bit? I've had some success in the past splitting the data up into batches and looping through one batch at a time but it would be great (or at least simpler) not having to do that. Any ideas? I'm on a Mac BTW, so I'm not sure whether this is a cross-platform issue. LC 9.0.5. Terry... ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
