Purpose Explain the necessary steps needed to generate a PDF file from PowerBuilder. Overview PowerBuilder lets you generate PDF from a DataWindow using a ghostscript driver. You have to do some changes to DataWindows and code so this can be done.

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This document presents you with the necessary steps to do it. Configuring PowerBuilder DataWindows In each DataWindow you want to generate a PDF you have to configure the following:.

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In the Data Export tab:. Format to configure: PDF. Method: Distill!. Distill Custom PostScript: Checked.

Vi PowerBuilder Classic Attach DataWindow objects to the Product window. LESSON 12 Converting the PowerBuilder Tutorial to a Web Forms Application. In PDF format.

Print Using XSLFOP: Unchecked. In the Print Specifications tab:. Document Name: document (or whatever you choose). Printer Name: Sybase DataWindow PS NOTE: You can also righ click on each DataWindow in the TreeView and choose Edit Source. Then, change the following options:. print.printername='Sybase DataWindow PS' print.documentname='document'.

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export.pdf(method=0 distill.custompostscript='1' xslfop.print='0') This will guarantee that all the DataWindows are configured in Acrobat Distill mode. Install Ghostscript. Download the most recent version from. Install it in the local machine in the folder you choose (i.e.

I have this issue of saving datawindow as a PDF file. Kenneth S. Krane. I know I can use Powerbuilder SaveAs function to achieve this. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// adwpdf.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.Method = Distill! Adwpdf.Object.DataWindow.Printer = 'Sybase DataWindow PS' adwpdf.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.Distill.CustomPostScript= '1' llret = adwpdf.SaveAs( lsfilename, PDF!, FALSE) /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// But to use this technique, I need to install GhostScript.

For licensing reason, Ghostscript is not installed with Powerbuilder. For the same reasons, I also can not use this technique in my solution. Is there any good 3 rd party solution that I can use to achieve this? Solution with one time payment (Royalty Free) is preferred. Thank You Tags:.

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pdf. ghostscript.