OIPI - direct PDF printing (OpenInsight 32-bit Specific)
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26:08PM Wilhelm Schmitt wrote:
After generating a PDF report in OIPI, we open Acrobat Reader for preview of the report. However I would also like to be able to print directly (without the preview).
Does anybody know, if Acrobat Reader has a command line parameter to invoke direct printing? I couldn't find any option.
Regards
Wilhelm
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Jonathan Bird wrote:
If you want to "print directly" why go to the PDF format first? Just print to your printer from OIPI.
J
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Barry Stevens wrote:
The following will print a PDF file to the current printer.
Cmd="C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" /p /h ':quote(Path:FileName)
utility("RUNWIN",Cmd,-1)
Note:
If Version 6 then utility("RUNWIN",Cmd)
Barry
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Wilhelm Schmitt wrote:
Barry,
thanks a lot for the hint.
Wilhelm
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Wilhelm Schmitt wrote:
Jonathan,
… why go to the PDF format first?
Because:
1. We must preserve the original document as it is (later on it will also have to be signed electronically)
2. OIPI runs through a dynamic engine on the server, consuming a considerable amount of the server capacity (sometimes up to 100%) and we wouldn't want the server tied up to repeat printing.
3. We don't use the OI user-interface, just a thin client in java (JOI), which can handle multiple threads.
Wilhelm