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I used to be able to create PDFs, automatically save them to a file,
and mail them out to people. This was on Access 97 with Windows NT.
We've changed to Windows XP and Access 2003. Doesn't work anymore.
Part of the problem is that the users have no access to the registry
and can only save files on the C:\ drive to their My Documents folder.
I found this code on the web, but it doesn't work either. The files
continue to print out of my printer instead of making a PDF. I put the
entire code at the bottom, but here is the part I'm calling:
Public Sub SaveReportAsPDF(strReportName As String, strPath As String)
If Dir("C:\defaultprinter.bat") <> "defaultprinter.bat" Then
Call AddDefaultPrinterBat
sSleep (5000)
End If
Dim strOldDefault As String
Dim RetVal As Variant
strOldDefault = _
Left(QueryKey("Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", "Device"), _
InStr(1, QueryKey("Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", _
"Device"), ",") - 1)
RetVal = Shell("C:\defaultprinter.bat " & Chr(34) & "Acrobat
PDFWriter" & Chr(34), vbMinimizedNoFocus)
'SetKeyValue "Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", "Device", "Acrobat
PDFWriter,winspool,LPT1:", REG_SZ
SetKeyValue "Software\Adobe\Acrobat PDFWriter", "PDFFilename",
strPath, REG_SZ
SetKeyValue "Software\Adobe\Acrobat PDFWriter", "bExecViewer", 0,
REG_SZ
sSleep (5000)
DoCmd.OpenReport strReportName
RetVal = Shell("C:\defaultprinter.bat " & Chr(34) & strOldDefault &
Chr(34), vbMinimizedNoFocus)
'SetKeyValue "Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", "Device", strOldDefault, REG_SZ
End Sub
1. What is sSleep? When I compile it kicks out.
2. The 'defaultprinter.bat' thing doesn't work and it leaves an open
DOS screen on my PC.
HELP! I'm dying here.
Thanks in advance,
Laura
The entire code:
' ################################################## #######
Option Compare Database
Public Const REG_SZ As Long = 1
Public Const REG_DWORD As Long = 4
Public Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000
Public Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
Public Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Public Const HKEY_USERS = &H80000003
Public Const ERROR_NONE = 0
Public Const ERROR_BADDB = 1
Public Const ERROR_BADKEY = 2
Public Const ERROR_CANTOPEN = 3
Public Const ERROR_CANTREAD = 4
Public Const ERROR_CANTWRITE = 5
Public Const ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY = 6
Public Const ERROR_ARENA_TRASHED = 7
Public Const ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED = 8
Public Const ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETERS = 87
Public Const ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS = 259
Public Const KEY_QUERY_VALUE = &H1
Public Const KEY_SET_VALUE = &H2
Public Const KEY_ALL_ACCESS = &H3F
Public Const REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE = 0
Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" _
(ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegCreateKeyEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegCreateKeyExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, _
ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal lpClass As String, ByVal dwOptions _
As Long, ByVal samDesired As Long, ByVal lpSecurityAttributes _
As Long, phkResult As Long, lpdwDisposition As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegOpenKeyEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegOpenKeyExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, _
ByVal ulOptions As Long, ByVal samDesired As Long, phkResult As _
Long) As Long
Declare Function RegQueryValueExString Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As _
String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, ByVal lpData _
As String, lpcbData As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegQueryValueExLong Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As _
String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, lpData As _
Long, lpcbData As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegQueryValueExNULL Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As _
String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, ByVal lpData _
As Long, lpcbData As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegSetValueExString Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegSetValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, _
ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal dwType As Long, ByVal lpValue As _
String, ByVal cbData As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegSetValueExLong Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegSetValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, _
ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal dwType As Long, lpValue As Long, _
ByVal cbData As Long) As Long
Public Sub SaveReportAsPDF(strReportName As String, strPath As String)
If Dir("C:\defaultprinter.bat") <> "defaultprinter.bat" Then
Call AddDefaultPrinterBat
sSleep (5000)
End If
Dim strOldDefault As String
Dim RetVal As Variant
strOldDefault = _
Left(QueryKey("Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", "Device"), _
InStr(1, QueryKey("Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", _
"Device"), ",") - 1)
RetVal = Shell("C:\defaultprinter.bat " & Chr(34) & "Acrobat
PDFWriter" & Chr(34), vbMinimizedNoFocus)
'SetKeyValue "Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", "Device", "Acrobat
PDFWriter,winspool,LPT1:", REG_SZ
SetKeyValue "Software\Adobe\Acrobat PDFWriter", "PDFFilename",
strPath, REG_SZ
SetKeyValue "Software\Adobe\Acrobat PDFWriter", "bExecViewer", 0,
REG_SZ
sSleep (5000)
DoCmd.OpenReport strReportName
RetVal = Shell("C:\defaultprinter.bat " & Chr(34) & strOldDefault &
Chr(34), vbMinimizedNoFocus)
'SetKeyValue "Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", "Device", strOldDefault, REG_SZ
End Sub
Public Function SetValueEx(ByVal hKey As Long, sValueName As String,
_
lType As Long, vValue As Variant) As Long
Dim lValue As Long
Dim sValue As String
Select Case lType
Case REG_SZ
sValue = vValue & Chr$(0)
SetValueEx = RegSetValueExString(hKey, sValueName, 0&, _
lType, sValue,
Len(sValue))
Case REG_DWORD
lValue = vValue
SetValueEx = RegSetValueExLong(hKey, sValueName, 0&, _
lType, lValue, 4)
End Select
End Function
Function QueryValueEx(ByVal lhKey As Long, ByVal szValueName As _
String, vValue As Variant) As Long
Dim cch As Long
Dim lrc As Long
Dim lType As Long
Dim lValue As Long
Dim sValue As String
On Error GoTo QueryValueExError
' Determine the size and type of data to be read
lrc = RegQueryValueExNULL(lhKey, szValueName, 0&, lType, 0&,
cch)
If lrc <> ERROR_NONE Then Error 5
Select Case lType
' For strings
Case REG_SZ:
sValue = String(cch, 0)
lrc = RegQueryValueExString(lhKey, szValueName, 0&, lType, _
sValue, cch)
If lrc = ERROR_NONE Then
vValue = Left$(sValue, cch - 1)
Else
vValue = Empty
End If
' For DWORDS
Case REG_DWORD:
lrc = RegQueryValueExLong(lhKey, szValueName, 0&, lType, _
lValue, cch)
If lrc = ERROR_NONE Then vValue = lValue
Case Else
'all other data types not supported
lrc = -1
End Select
QueryValueExExit:
QueryValueEx = lrc
Exit Function
QueryValueExError:
Resume QueryValueExExit
End Function
Public Function CreateNewKey(sNewKeyName As String, lPredefinedKey As
Long)
Dim hNewKey As Long ' Handle to the new key
Dim lRetVal As Long ' Result of the RegCreateKeyEx function
lRetVal = RegCreateKeyEx(lPredefinedKey, sNewKeyName, 0&,
vbNullString, REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE, _
KEY_ALL_ACCESS, 0&, hNewKey, lRetVal)
RegCloseKey (hNewKey)
End Function
Public Function SetKeyValue(sKeyName As String, sValueName As String,
vValueSetting As Variant, lValueType As Long)
Dim lRetVal As Long ' Result of the SetValueEx function
Dim hKey As Long ' Handle of open key
' Open the specified key
lRetVal = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, sKeyName, 0,
KEY_SET_VALUE, hKey)
lRetVal = SetValueEx(hKey, sValueName, lValueType, vValueSetting)
RegCloseKey (hKey)
End Function
Public Function QueryKey(sKeyName As String, sValueName As String)
Dim lRetVal As Long ' Result of the API functions
Dim hKey As Long ' Handle of opened key
Dim vValue As Variant ' Setting of queried value
lRetVal = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, sKeyName, 0,
KEY_QUERY_VALUE, hKey)
lRetVal = QueryValueEx(hKey, sValueName, vValue)
QueryKey = vValue
RegCloseKey (hKey)
End Function
Public Sub AddDefaultPrinterBat()
Dim hFile As Long
hFile = FreeFile
Open "C:\defaultprinter.bat" For Output Access Write As hFile
Print #hFile, "rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /y /n %1"
Close hFile
End Sub
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