Create a PDF from an ACCESS report

[dharkangel]

Hello,

I have been reading the many posts on this subject, and have tried a couple with no luck. I have tried pdf995, it does not output a PDF file when I run the code. I downloaded A2000ReportToPDF but it has no instructions on how to use it. All I need to do is create a pdf from a report and place it in the same directory as my database. Has anyone had success using either these tools or something else?

 

[67peshawar294]

I just tried a PDF995 and sucessfully created a PDF document.
All you do is
Open the report.
Select "Print" from the file menu.
Select "PDF995" from the print menu and press "Print!"
jim

 

[dharkangel]

I was trying to do it using VB code. The PDF995 site says to place the code below in an access module. Then refer to the function like this:

To create your pdf file, call the function
pdfwrite "report name","report filter(may be "")","Path to put the
pdf"

This is the syntax I used to refer to the function:
pdfwrite "My_Report", "C:\"

Try to get this to work. When I run it, it runs but no PDF file is on my C drive.

'VB CODE TO PLACE IN MODULE
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit

'Read INI settings
Declare Function GetPrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" Alias _
"GetPrivateProfileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As Any, ByVal lpDefault As String, _
ByVal lpReturnedString As String, ByVal nSize As Long, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long

'Write settings
Declare Function WritePrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" Alias _
"WritePrivateProfileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As Any, ByVal lpString As Any, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long

Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)

Sub pdfwrite(reportname As String, destpath As String, Optional strcriteria As String)

' Runs an Access report to PDF995 to create a pdf file from the report.
' Input parameters are the name of the report within the current database,
' the path for the output file, and an optional criteria for the report

' Be sure to check that the "Generating PDF CS" setting in pdfsync.ini is set to 0
' when pdf995 is idle. This codes uses that as a completion flag as it seems to be
' the most reliable indication that PDF995 is done writing the pdf file.


' Note: The application.printer object is not valid in Access 2000
' and earlier. In that case, set the printer in the report to pdf995
' and comment out the references herein to the application.printer

Dim syncfile As String, maxwaittime As Long
Dim iniFileName As String, tmpPrinter As Printer
Dim outputfile As String, x As Long
Dim tmpoutputfile As String, tmpAutoLaunch As String

' set the location of the PDF995.ini and the pdfsync files
iniFileName = "c:\pdf995\res\pdf995.ini"
syncfile = "c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\pdf995\res\pdfsync.ini"

' build the output file name from the path parameter and the report name
If Mid(destpath, Len(destpath), 1) <> "\" Then destpath = destpath & "\"
outputfile = destpath & reportname & ".pdf"

' PDF995 operates asynchronously. We need to determine when it is done so we can
' continue. This is done by creating a file and having PDF995 delete it using the
' ProcessPDF parameter in its ini file which runs a command when it is complete.

' save current settings from the PDF995.ini file
tmpoutputfile = ReadINIfile("PARAMETERS", "Output File", iniFileName)
tmpAutoLaunch = ReadINIfile("PARAMETERS", "Autolaunch", iniFileName)

' remove previous pdf if it exists
On Error Resume Next
Kill outputfile
On Error GoTo Cleanup

' setup new values in PDF995.ini
x = WritePrivateProfileString("PARAMETERS", "Output File", outputfile, iniFileName)
x = WritePrivateProfileString("PARAMETERS", "AutoLaunch", "0", iniFileName)

' change the default printer to PDF995
' if running on Access 2000 or earlier, comment out the next two lines
Set tmpPrinter = Application.Printer
Application.Printer = Application.Printers("PDF995")

'print the report
DoCmd.OpenReport reportname, acViewNormal, , strcriteria

' cleanup delay to allow PDF995 to finish up. When flagfile is nolonger present, PDF995 is done.
Sleep (10000)
maxwaittime = 300000 'If pdf995 isn't done in 5 min, quit anyway
Do While ReadINIfile("PARAMETERS", "Generating PDF CS", syncfile) = "1" And maxwaittime > 0
Sleep (10000)
maxwaittime = maxwaittime - 10000
Loop

' restore the original default printer and the PDF995.ini settings
Cleanup:
Sleep (10000)
x = WritePrivateProfileString("PARAMETERS", "Output File", tmpoutputfile, iniFileName)
x = WritePrivateProfileString("PARAMETERS", "AutoLaunch", tmpAutoLaunch, iniFileName)
x = WritePrivateProfileString("PARAMETERS", "Launch", "", iniFileName)
On Error Resume Next

' if running on Access 2000 or earlier, comment out the next line
Application.Printer = tmpPrinter

End Sub

Function ReadINIfile(sSection As String, sEntry As String, sFilename As String) As String
Dim x As Long
Dim sDefault As String
Dim sRetBuf As String, iLenBuf As Integer
Dim sValue As String

'Six arguments
'Explanation of arguments:
'sSection: ini file section (always between brackets)
'sEntry : word on left side of "=" sign
'sDefault$: value returned if function is unsuccessful
'sRetBuf$ : the value you're looking for will be copied to this buffer string
'iLenBuf% : Length in characters of the buffer string
'sFileName: Path to the ini file

sDefault$ = ""
sRetBuf$ = String$(256, 0) '256 null characters
iLenBuf% = Len(sRetBuf$)
x = GetPrivateProfileString(sSection, sEntry, _
sDefault$, sRetBuf$, iLenBuf%, sFilename)
ReadINIfile = Left$(sRetBuf$, x)

End Function

 

[67peshawar294]

i just installed the PDF995 "Printer Driver"
jim