sendtocreator help

[hotfudge]

Hello,
I'm very happy to find this Delphi-specific forum here, well done on setting it up!

I just started using Delphi to integrate Amyuni into a client's web applications. It's quick and easy to define and control the pdf creation to a disk file.

I believe that a capability exists such that I can bypass the need to create the diskfile and actually return the pdf stream as response in an isapi dll - nothing complicated there except I can't see how to access the completed pdf stream.

I see a constant that looks promising Sendtocreator = 2000000;
and I guess I should go on to do
SetFileNameOptions(pdf,NoPrompt+sendtocreator);

I believe there is some pageprocessor but I'm not sure if this is related, in fact I'm stumped with this final piece.

So, I'm asking first "is this clear" and second "how do I do that"?

a few line code fragment would really help me take this project to a done.
how do I get at that pdf stream?

thankyou
Craig

[hotfudge]

I'm going to follow-up on my post here because I didn't think I was too clear.

Basically what I'm looking to achieve is to have a web application return a PDF file as content from a report without first creating it physically on disk.

I know I could do the usual print to file, and then return the pdf as content that way but I believe the mechanism to capture internally the stream is possible (source: amyuni tech support) and I would like to implment that.

Clearer? Any solution? I'd love to see a small delphi fragment for how I access that stream.

[Joan]

Hello,

Yes, I guess that what you are asking for can be done using the PDF Converter.

Did you check pages 141-142 of the Developers' manual "Common Driver Interface 210.pdf" ? You will find a VB sample there on page processing.

Unfotunately, this feature is still new and we don't yet have a Delphi sample on using it.
If you wish please send an e-mail to support@amyuni.com and they will send you the VB sample application to check it.

Let us know if this helps

[hotfudge]

Thanks.
Your colleague Jose was a big help. I had downloaded pdf_conv_210.zip on apr 14 and the pdf didn't have those pages. Downloading the new version (curiously also called pdf_conv_210.zip) I find a new pdf with that information, I see it was updated on apr15. It looks promising. Jose has sent me the VB sample.

If anybody has converted that c example to delphi, I'd love to see it otherwise I'll do my best to get through it. I wear many hats but unfortunately c isn't one of them

rgds
Craig

[Joan]

If nobody had converted this sample to Delphi maybe you can post yours here when it is done.

Good Luck