Can't call StartDoc with Printer Driver 3.03

[kschmidt]

Hi,
I'm trying to migrate our app to use the PDF converter 3.03 (we're currently at 2.5) and am having some problems getting it to work. I am able to successfully call DriverInit, set all of the default options, and calling EnablePrinter works fine. When I go to call StartDoc to start printing a document though, it always returns SP_ERROR. If I pick a real printer in the printer dialog, my page prints fine.
I made a sample app where I do all of my own printing and have been able to reproduce my problem. Here is the whole app, please tell me what I'm doing wrong:

HANDLE m_PrinterHandle = DriverInit("Amyuni PDF Suite");
ASSERT(m_PrinterHandle != NULL);
if (m_PrinterHandle != NULL)
{
int result;
result = SetFileNameOptions(m_PrinterHandle, NoPrompt + UseFileName);
ASSERT(result == 1);
result = SetDefaultFileName(m_PrinterHandle, "C:\\DataFiles\\test.pdf");
ASSERT(result == 1);

CPrintDialog pd(TRUE, PD_RETURNDC | PD_ALLPAGES | PD_USEDEVMODECOPIES | PD_NOPAGENUMS | PD_HIDEPRINTTOFILE | PD_NOSELECTION, this);
if (pd.DoModal() == IDOK)
{
HDC printer_dc = pd.GetPrinterDC();
ASSERT(printer_dc != NULL);
if (printer_dc != NULL)
{
long enable_result = EnablePrinter(m_PrinterHandle, "<our company name>", "<our companies license key>");
ASSERT(enable_result != 0);

DOCINFO di;
di.cbSize = sizeof(DOCINFO);
di.lpszDatatype = NULL;
di.fwType = 0;
di.lpszDocName = _T("test document");
di.lpszOutput = NULL;

int result = StartDoc(printer_dc, &di);
ASSERT(result != SP_ERROR); // Always throws assertion here.

result = StartPage(printer_dc);
ASSERT(result != SP_ERROR);

CRect text_rect(100, 100, 1200, 1200);
result = DrawText(printer_dc, _T("Test Page"), 9, &text_rect, DT_CENTER);

result = EndPage(printer_dc);
result = EndDoc(printer_dc);

DeleteDC(printer_dc);
}
}

DriverEnd(m_PrinterHandle);
}

[Jose]

Hello,

I believe that your issue maybe caused by the EnablePrinter() function?

Please make sure that you are using "License to" and "Activation code" values that have version 3.0.x enabled?

Thanks

[kschmidt]

Hello,

I believe that your issue maybe caused by the EnablePrinter() function?

Please make sure that you are using "License to" and "Activation code" values that have version 3.0.x enabled?

Thanks

Ok. I have a valid activation code that we got when we originally purchased this for 2.5. We have purchased the 30% maintenance for each year since then, so are we supposed to get new codes for the different versions of the dll? I was able to download the latest version by logging into the developer section of the site, but I didn't see where I could get a new code. I assumed the 2.5 code would work fine.

Also when I call
long enable_result = EnablePrinter(m_PrinterHandle, "<our company name>", "<our companies license key>");
using our existing activation code, the return value is 1 which means that it succeeded, so I didn't suspect the code to be wrong for this version.

[Jose]

Hello,

The EnablePrinter() function basically returns true if you provided the function with the appropriate parameters (ie: handle, string, string). It does not indicate whether the "License to" and "Activation code" values are valid.

You can not enable the PDF Converter with version 2/5x licensing codes.

Please contact support@amyuni.com with your company information and they will assist you.

Thanks