"Terry Clites" <tclites@satx.rr.com> wrote:
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>I'm searching for an scaled down way to print reports to .pdf format
>directly from a form that selects multiple reports for review or printing.
>It would seem that there is a simpler method rather than the copious amounts
>of coding required to set the default to Acrobat Distiller and back again.[/color]
More complex than the following?
You can change the default printer using updates to the INI file and some sample
code. See DefaultPRT.ZIP at
http://www.mcwtech.com/downloads.htm
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>Is it not possible to simply code the Distiller printer as the selected
>printer for output within the form's command button "On Open" event handler
>that opens the selected reports? I've seen very detailed modules dedicated
>to printer output operations. But it seems overkill for the simplicity
>required. Maybe some db guru could explain the issue of this complexity.[/color]
There is a printer object of some sort in A2003 but I haven't played with it.
Tony
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