Hi,
This is the first time I've tried integrating the PDF converter into a VB 6 application and although it works, it isn't doing what I had hoped !
I've developed a small function which creates a HTML email and sends it - it's received by Outlook and looks fine. At the same time, I'm trying to send a copy of the email to the PDF file, which is working, but the content of the PDF is the actual HTML string that forms the original email.
Can I get the rendered HTML page into the PDF file as I had hoped ?
TIA
Tim
Printing HTML syntax to PDF file
Hello,
The PDF Converter works like any printer. You will get as output what you send to the printer.
The Converter will not convert HTML code to HTML output, maybe this is why you are getting HTML code in the pdf file.
You can try to open the mail in Outlook and print it to the PDF Converter.
Hope this helps.
The PDF Converter works like any printer. You will get as output what you send to the printer.
The Converter will not convert HTML code to HTML output, maybe this is why you are getting HTML code in the pdf file.
You can try to open the mail in Outlook and print it to the PDF Converter.
Hope this helps.
HTML -> PDF
Thanks for the reply. I guessed it wouldn't convert the HTML string when it was passed to the printer
Is there a control in VB that allows me to render the HTML and print it as a web page ?
I've tried using the HTML2PDF executable - which works - but I get the normal header and footer text from the browser on the page i.e. 'Page x of x' at the top and the URL and date at the bottom. As the HTML is a report going to customers, I don't want this information !
Tim
Is there a control in VB that allows me to render the HTML and print it as a web page ?
I've tried using the HTML2PDF executable - which works - but I get the normal header and footer text from the browser on the page i.e. 'Page x of x' at the top and the URL and date at the bottom. As the HTML is a report going to customers, I don't want this information !
Tim
HTML -> PDF
OK, I've moved on...
I am getting some success with the HTML2PDF utility, whereby I'm creating individual HTML pages on my hard drive and then calling a SHELL session from VB and creating a concatenated PDF file by adding each HTML file to the PDF.
However, after about half a dozon or so loops through the program, I'm getting an error associated with memory. Thinking this was due to the looping, I added a 'DoEvents' following the shell and although I don't get the memory error anymore, the PDF file only contains about a dozen of the 40 or so HTML which I need added to it.
Any ideas on this ... ?
I am getting some success with the HTML2PDF utility, whereby I'm creating individual HTML pages on my hard drive and then calling a SHELL session from VB and creating a concatenated PDF file by adding each HTML file to the PDF.
However, after about half a dozon or so loops through the program, I'm getting an error associated with memory. Thinking this was due to the looping, I added a 'DoEvents' following the shell and although I don't get the memory error anymore, the PDF file only contains about a dozen of the 40 or so HTML which I need added to it.
Any ideas on this ... ?
HTML -> PDF
Thanks for confirming that I need a delay. This seems to be allowing more HTML files to be concatenated with the PDF, but still throws up a memory error after about 15 or so (even with a 30 second delay between calls to the HTML2PDF utility !)
If I write all the HTML files in one go, can I use the HTML2PDF utility and pass it a '*.html' to convert all HTML files into the same PDF ?
If I write all the HTML files in one go, can I use the HTML2PDF utility and pass it a '*.html' to convert all HTML files into the same PDF ?
Hello,
If you create and store all your HTML files in one folder you can then use BatchConverter() of CDintf to convert all your documents to PDF using *.html.
To have all the html files concatenated in one pdf you need to add concatenate to your call of FileNameOptions.
If you need a sample code please let me know and I will post one here.
If you create and store all your HTML files in one folder you can then use BatchConverter() of CDintf to convert all your documents to PDF using *.html.
To have all the html files concatenated in one pdf you need to add concatenate to your call of FileNameOptions.
If you need a sample code please let me know and I will post one here.
HTML -> PDF
Thanks for the reply.
I've already tried using the 'batchconvert' function, but it displays the printer dialog box for each HTML file being converted. Therefore, this function is unuseable unless the printer dialog box can be suppressed. From other posts here, there are a lot of people who are affected by this when using the batchconvert feature.
I'm at a stage at the moment where I have to produce a HTML file and call the HTML2PDF utility to create the PDF for up to 15 files. I have a counter in my app. that rolls over when 15 is reached and a new PDF file is used for the next 15 HTML files. This continues until all the HTML files are printed, so I have a number of PDF files at the end of the process.
For my needs, this is satisfactory.
Unless you know of any fixes to the batchconvert issue, I think we can close this topic. Thanks for all your help.
(I've also emailed 'support' and have discovered that I'm out of the maintenance period, so I'll be renewing that now ...)
I've already tried using the 'batchconvert' function, but it displays the printer dialog box for each HTML file being converted. Therefore, this function is unuseable unless the printer dialog box can be suppressed. From other posts here, there are a lot of people who are affected by this when using the batchconvert feature.
I'm at a stage at the moment where I have to produce a HTML file and call the HTML2PDF utility to create the PDF for up to 15 files. I have a counter in my app. that rolls over when 15 is reached and a new PDF file is used for the next 15 HTML files. This continues until all the HTML files are printed, so I have a number of PDF files at the end of the process.
For my needs, this is satisfactory.
Unless you know of any fixes to the batchconvert issue, I think we can close this topic. Thanks for all your help.
(I've also emailed 'support' and have discovered that I'm out of the maintenance period, so I'll be renewing that now ...)
Hello Tim,
The below code convert documents to PDF using BatchConvert() without showing the SaveAs dialog box.
The below code convert documents to PDF using BatchConvert() without showing the SaveAs dialog box.
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Private Sub BatchConvert_Click()
'Create an instance of CDIntfEx
Public pdf As New CDIntfEx.CDIntfEx
pdf.DriverInit PrinterName
pdf.setlicensekey Licensee, Activation Code
' Set PDF Converter options and output file name
pdf.FileNameOptionsEx = 1 + 2 'NoPrompt + UseFileName
pdf.DefaultFileName = "c:\Temp\test.pdf" 'Temp should be an existing folder
' Batch print all files
pdf.BatchConvert "c:\Temp\*.htm"
End Sub