Generating PDF with file name from VFP application 1

[SitesMasstec]

I have installed the CutePDF Writer to generate reports from my Visual FoxPro 9 application. Now I want to go further:
Every time my application generates a PDF report I want to bypass the Save As screen popup; I want CutePDF save the file with a pre-defined name (informed inside the VFP application, for example, ACCOUNTS.PDF).
Is it possible?
Thank you

 

[TamarGranor]

Are you absolutely committed to CutePDF? You can use the free FoxyPreviewer for PDFs and much more, and I'm pretty sure you can just pass the filename as a parameter.

https://foxypreviewer.codeplex.com/

Tamar

 

[SitesMasstec]

Hello Tamar!
Indeed this afternoon I used the Foxypreviewer. I had searched here all morning for advice, and I find a post by you about Foxypreviewer.
Now I think that because I used the clause SET REPORTBEHAVIOR 90 my report was showed incorrectily, and I uninstalled Foxypreviewer.
Does Foxypreviewer do any change in the Registry keys or FoxPro keys?
Because even after I initialized the computer and erase the Foxypreviewer folder and the command in my VFP application program the report was showed badly incorrect, using CutePDF.
After a second reinitializing the report was normal again.
Well, of course I did something wrong.
I will try it tomorrow again.
Thank you.

 

[Olaf Doschke]

foxypreviewer needs reportbehavior 90 and with legacy reports you easily get distorted output, as that mode renders with GDI+ instead of GDI in the legacy mode. The main difference between using GDI and GDI+ is text width. Each text element is slightly wider with GDI+, which can result in element content being cut, earlier wrapping longer stretched fields.

So you really have to adjust your report to work with foxypreviewer in 90 mode, typically making all report controls a little wider or changing fontsize one point down will stop text wrap or overlap.

Bye, Olaf.

 

[vgulielmus]

Here are some examples for PDFCreator, from Mike Gagnon

http://www.foxite.com/archives/save-documents-output-into-pdfpngjpg-0000223078.htm

http://www.atoutfox.org/articles.asp?ACTION=FCONSULTER&ID=0000000729

Respectfully,
Vilhelm-Ion Praisach
Resita, Romania

 

[SitesMasstec]

Thanks to Olaf, Vilhelm and again to Tamar.

Olaf:
Yes, text was wider and cut off.
I think I will have to design a NEW report and cut/paste/ajust the objects from the former report to the new one I will create, correct?
Does Foxpreviewer change settings in VFP 9 even after I delete its folder and quit and execute VFP again?

Vilhelm:
I think the first example provided by Mike Gagnon is simpler to implement than the second example, as I see and compare them.

Thank you very much.

 

[Olaf Doschke]

>I think I will have to design a NEW report and cut/paste/ajust the objects from the former report to the new one I will create, correct?
Just modify the existing report. You can of course make a copy and adjust that.

If foxypreviewer would make some changes to the registry, simply go into tools->options, set the options as wanted and finally click the SET AS DEFAULT button.
You have to ask the foxypreviewer developers, if they do such things.

Bye, Olaf.