Trouble saving to non-local resource

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eric.glenn
Posts: 11
Joined: Tue Sep 02 2008

Trouble saving to non-local resource

Post by eric.glenn »

If I specify an output file which isn't a local resource, I see the print job appear in the spooler but no output file appears.
If I specify a local drive, everything works fine.

This fails:

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PDFPrinter = DriverInit("Amyuni Eval Printer")
ls_output_file = "some.pdf"
ls_output_folder = "\\server01\c$\output\"
ll_doc_file_props = 3
SetDocFileProps(PDFPrinter, ls_output_file, ll_doc_file_props, ls_output_folder, ls_output_file )
EnablePrinter(pdfPrinter,LicensedTo,ActivationCode) // Send license code to activatePDF Converter
ll_PrintJob = PrintOpen( ls_output_file )
PrintDatawindow( ll_PrintJob, ads_doc)
PrintClose( ll_PrintJob )
Unlock(PDFPrinter, ls_output_file, 100)  //  unlock the printer and wait 100 milliseconds if there was an error
DriverEnd (PDFPrinter)
This fails (NET USE Z: \\server01\c$ )

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PDFPrinter = DriverInit("Amyuni Eval Printer")
ls_output_file = "some.pdf"
ls_output_folder = "Z:\output\"
ll_doc_file_props = 3
SetDocFileProps(PDFPrinter, ls_output_file, ll_doc_file_props, ls_output_folder, ls_output_file )
EnablePrinter(pdfPrinter,LicensedTo,ActivationCode) // Send license code to activatePDF Converter
ll_PrintJob = PrintOpen( ls_output_file )
PrintDatawindow( ll_PrintJob, ads_doc)
PrintClose( ll_PrintJob )
Unlock(PDFPrinter, ls_output_file, 100)  //  unlock the printer and wait 100 milliseconds if there was an error
DriverEnd (PDFPrinter)
This works:

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PDFPrinter = DriverInit("Amyuni Eval Printer")
ls_output_file = "some.pdf"
ls_output_folder = "C:\output\"
ll_doc_file_props = 3
SetDocFileProps(PDFPrinter, ls_output_file, ll_doc_file_props, ls_output_folder, ls_output_file )
EnablePrinter(pdfPrinter,LicensedTo,ActivationCode) // Send license code to activatePDF Converter
ll_PrintJob = PrintOpen( ls_output_file )
PrintDatawindow( ll_PrintJob, ads_doc)
PrintClose( ll_PrintJob )
Unlock(PDFPrinter, ls_output_file, 100)  //  unlock the printer and wait 100 milliseconds if there was an error
DriverEnd (PDFPrinter)
Is this by design?
eric.glenn
Posts: 11
Joined: Tue Sep 02 2008

Re: Trouble saving to non-local resource

Post by eric.glenn »

Called sales support and the awesome guy who answered the phone helped me out.

The issue is that you need to pass the entire file and file path to SetDocFileProps.

I have revised my example.

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PDFPrinter = DriverInit("Amyuni Eval Printer")
ls_output_file = "some.pdf"
ls_output_folder = "Z:\output\"
ls_output_filepath = ls_output_folder + ls_output_file
ll_doc_file_props = 3
SetDocFileProps(PDFPrinter, ls_output_file, ll_doc_file_props, ls_output_folder, ls_output_filepath )
EnablePrinter(pdfPrinter,LicensedTo,ActivationCode) // Send license code to activatePDF Converter
ll_PrintJob = PrintOpen( ls_output_file )
PrintDatawindow( ll_PrintJob, ads_doc)
PrintClose( ll_PrintJob )
Unlock(PDFPrinter, ls_output_file, 100)  //  unlock the printer and wait 100 milliseconds if there was an error
DriverEnd (PDFPrinter)
Solved!
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