Some PDFs Created Are Corrupted

SUSAN RAYSHELL · Post by **SUSAN RAYSHELL** » Tue Feb 08 2005

I am creating PDFs of a report using the Amyuni PDF Converter version 1.59, which is the version that ships with Liveware's ReportWriter. I was able to get around the install issues with Windows Server 2003. It works great --- most of the time. As my program loops through the controlling datebase, every now and then a 1 kb corrupted PDf is generated. I can go back and recreate it using the same data so I don't think it's a data or report issue. I thought it was because there were programs running simultaneously on the client and on the server creating PDFs with drivers pointing to the same support dlls on the server, but now I don't think that's it. (Should I install the driver on the client using files on the client or can I continue to just install using the files on the server?)

Any insight as the cause of the corrupted PDFs would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Susan

Joan · Post by **Joan** » Thu Feb 10 2005

Hello Susan,

Unfortunately, I didn't really get where you are installing the driver and how you are generating pdf files.

But what is sure is that the version of the PDF Converter you got with Liveware's ReportWriter is made to be used only from inside ReportWriter. If you wish to generated pdf files from your own application you need to license your own version of the driver.

Version 1.59 is a little bit old and doesn't support generating pdfs in multithreading environment. Our latest version 2.50 supports a locking mechaninsm that locks print jobs when printing in multithreading.

Hope this helps.

SUSAN RAYSHELL · Post by **SUSAN RAYSHELL** » Thu Feb 10 2005

Thanks, Joan.

We are only creating PDFs via ReportWriter called from our application. We are not using the driver to print anything but the R&R report. Do we need a separate license for that?

The multithreading may be the issue. The simulataneous use by the client PC and the server was not the issue. We resolved it by slowing down the loop a little.

Thanks,

Susan

Joan · Post by **Joan** » Mon Feb 14 2005

Hello,

If you are using Liveware's application you don't need your own license you can use the one that come's with Liveware's. If you are writing your own application, you need to get your own license.

Have a nice day.