launch my application after pdf generated

[mikeaerni]

is it possible to launch my application after the pdf is generated? i saw one post about catching the EnabledPre event, but doesn't that require my app to be running when the print job is started.

[Jose]

Hello,


The PDF Converter has the ability to execute an exe after it has terminated the printing process. In your situation you can programmatically bring your application. I have included below a vb 6.0 code snippet which illustrates this process.


Const NOPROMPT = &H1& ' do not prompt for file name
Const USEFILENAME = &H2& ' use file name set by SetDefaultFileName
‘else use document name

Const PostProcessing = &H10000 ' post process file using specified
‘ application

Private Sub Command3_Click()
On Error GoTo printer_error
Dim PrinterName As String

PrinterName = "Amyuni Dev Converter"
Set PDF = New CDIntfEx.CDIntfEx

PDF.DriverInit PrinterName

PDF.DefaultDirectory = "c:\temp"
PDF.DefaultFileName = "c:\temp\sample.pdf"

PDF.SetDefaultPrinter

'////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
PDF.PrinterParamStr("PostProcessing") = "C:\your_app.exe"

PDF.FileNameOptionsEx = NOPROMPT + USEFILENAME + PostProcessing

'Need to call this function right before every print out
PDF.EnablePrinter strLicensTo, strActivationCodeDemo

Printer.CurrentX = 100
Printer.CurrentY = 100
Printer.Print "hello world"
Printer.EndDoc

PDF.FileNameOptions = 0

'This is used to restore the default printer
PDF.RestoreDefaultPrinter
PDF.DriverEnd

Exit Sub
printer_error:
MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub

Hope this helps?