ActiveX PDF Printer for Reports?

[HENDRIKB]

Hi community,

In my application the user wants to print the Reports in a PDF File. At the moment he manages this with pdf-redirect.

For better automatation now i'm searching for a simple - not too expensive and free destributable - axtiveX or com-component with which i can print x reports to pdf-files in a loop in the background, defining for each output-pdf folder and filename. Nothing special...

Does anybody know such a tool?

thank you

Hendrik

 

[Mike Gagnon]

http://www.eqeus.com/frx2wrd.php

Mike Gagnon

If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
ReFox XI (www.mcrgsoftware.com)

 

[mtchary]

Take a look at FRX2Any -

http://www.frx2any.com

There are man samples showing haw you can use this tool from within the VFP code (see \SAMPLE\ folder).

 

[Mike Lewis]

I would endorse Mike Gagnon's suggestion, which was to use XFRX. One of my main clients has adopted this tool, and it works very well.

I used to use FRX2ANY, but I find XFRX easier and with better support.

Another option is to use a PDF printer drive. That way, you just "print" the report to the driver, using normal VFP code. Most drivers can be configured to run unattended (for example, to avoid the user having to specify the output file name each time).

Mike

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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My Visual FoxPro site: www.ml-consult.co.uk

 

[SGLong]

I've never used frx2word, but I have used frx2any. It works well for generating a PDF from a VFP report. There have been times, however, when I've needed features and/or precision in the PDF that just could not be obtained with a VFP Report file. All of those situations were when I was trying to replicate a preprinted form from a government agency or insurance company. These forms included things like mixed fonts in a single line, underlining one word in a sentence, rotated text in a few places on the form or justified text. One tool I found quite easy to use and relatively inexpensive is PDF-In-The-Box. It requires a little knowledge of how PostScript works, but a non-PS programmer could pick it up without too much extra work.

Steve

 

[JRB-Bldr]

Have you looked at thread1251-1162225 ?

Good Luck,
JRB-Bldr