Printing Using WinAPI

[girishpde]

I have an application in PowerBuilder8.
This application generates reports using MS Word.
Each report is a single MSWord Document.
I'm trying to find a method which will help to combine these reports ( say at least 100 MsWord Doc files ) in a single job and Print Using WinAPI.

ShellExecuteA is of no use since it accepts a single file as a single job.

Thanx in advance.
Girish

 

[vb5prgrmr]

Two ways.

GoTo MS and search on "job object".

Or

Pause printer send print jobs unpause printer. (Job Object I think would be better for you but its a suggestion anyways!).

Good Luck

 

[birdman5]

I have a similar requirement - using a progress browse, the user highlights multiple word documents and prints them. I have been using shellexecuteA, but this opens up word every time.

Is there a way to print without word opening?

 

[vb5prgrmr]

birdman5,

It would be best if you created your own thread to ask your question but I will answer it here. Yes you can print word documents without opening up word but you are going to need to understand the file format of a word document so you can parse it out so that you can send it to the printer correctly. I for one can tell you that just figuring out the file format of word is not an easy process.

check out forum222

Good Luck