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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Richard Hane <yoresoft@sbcglobal.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> filepro-list@lists.celestial.com; Rick Hane <rhane@deluxestitcher.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thu, November 5, 2009 10:40:47 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Print Wizard from -pq option<BR></FONT><BR>Richard Hane wrote:<BR>> System: fpODBC ver 5.0.15 , Windows 2003 network<BR>> <BR>> I have several forms that we regulaly print as a pdf via print wizard. That works fine.<BR>> <BR>> However, I would like to give my users the option to do this on all forms and some reports as a regular option. To do the above we have to use a batch file in addition to the printer definition. Is there a way to do this with out a
batch file? IN short they could pick the pdf option as and other printer using the -pq flag.<BR><BR>Can you describe how, exactly, you "use a batch file in addition to the printer definition" to currently do the conversion?<BR><BR>What is the printer definition (specifically, the type and destination), and what is in the batch file?<BR><BR>-- Kenneth Brody<BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Morning Ken,</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">here is the printer definition and batch file.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Print Def....</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">printer12: rickpdf, printwiz, u:\pdfquote\quote.txt, Create PDF</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Note: 'u' is a mapped dirve on all workstations as the users my documents file located on the main server.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">and below 'v' is a mapped dirve on all workstations to the fpodbc folder located on the main server.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Repair.bat file</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">@echo off<BR>rem This File created by Rick Hane on 8-7-2009<BR>set PATH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND<BR>set PFDSK=V<BR>set PFDATA=V:<BR>set PFPROG=V:<BR>set PFDIR=<BR>set PFLMHOST=server2007<BR>set PFMENU=V:\fp\menus\rick<BR>set PFGLOB=<BR>set PFCONFIG=<BR>set pfpostprint=c:\program files\printwiz30\printwiz /fpDF://u:\pdfquote\quote.pdf /quiet<BR>set PATH=%pfprog%;%PFPROG%\fp;%path%<BR>echo stuff > fp$$$$$$.bat<BR>del fp$$*.bat>NUL<BR>%pfprog%\fp\p repair<BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Rick</DIV>
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