x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

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x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

Post by charuVas1 »

Hi,

I am using PDF Convertor version 3.01. When I run the application using "Run as administrator" in X64 Vista, my printer intialization throws an error. I have installed the printer using Install.exe and also made a NuL: port and assigned it to the printer. However, I still get this error everytime I do "Run as administrator". I dont get this error if I run the application as a regular user.

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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

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By the application you mean your application or the printer installation setup ?

You are not supposed to get an error when running the printer setup as administrator, what is the error you are getting?
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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

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I mean my application.When I run my application by "Run as administrator" I get this error. If I run my application just by double-clicking on the exe, I don't get any errors.
I have installed the printer using Install.exe and also made a NuL: port and assigned it to the printer. I get this problem only on x64 Vista. It works fine with my 32bit Vista PCs.

Thank you
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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

Post by Joan »

Hello Charu,

What is the error you are getting? And at what line of code are you getting it exactly?

Did you try using the latest version 3.03e available online?

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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

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Hi,

I am using v3.03e and I am receiving the same error. (-30) I am using 64-bit Server 2003. When my app starts to print, it gets the error. I have added the local NUL: port and have selected it. I had them also try clearing the "use advanced printer settings" checkbox for the printer, which I read about in this forum - all to no avail. I am not sure what to try next...

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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

Post by Joan »

Hello

The “error code -30” is typically generated when printing to the PDF Converter before calling the enableprinter() function. The EnablePrinter() was designed to start generating a PDF document from within 20 seconds of being called. If the printer does not receive a print job to process within this timeframe, it will timeout and the EnablePrinter() must be called again. In the situation where this call is not made, the printing process will fail.

You will need to make sure that you are calling the enableprinter() right before you start printing.

You can use the EnablePre() to re-enable the printer. The EnablePre() event is called right before the document starts printing. More information on events is available on page 204 of the “Common Driver Interface 300.pdf” manual that comes with the application.

Are you setting BroadCast messages ON in your application?

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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

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Thanks Joan. I'm calling EnablePrinter() as I should be. I have opened up a Support incident to get to the bottom of it. Thanks for your response.
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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

Post by rsteam »

Hi,

some of our customers running into the same error, when calling our application as admin.
We also use the install.exe to install the driver and also applied the Nul-port fix manually on our test-system.
Our customers didn't get the -30 error because we stop processing, when EnablePrinter fails and EnablePrinter always fails!
Unfortunatly GetLastErrorMsg returns no message than the OK-message that everything is fine!?

Any workarounds or fixes availiabe?

While investigating the problem, we found another crude problem:
Calling GetVersionInformation we receive the following results on 64-Bit-Vista: CDIntf v1874693357.76987904 - Driver v0.76987904!?

Al
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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

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Hi kornballe,
kornballe wrote:I'm calling EnablePrinter() as I should be.
Did you check the return value of the function EnablePrinter before proceeding with printing??
In our tests EnablePrinter always fails on 64-bit Vista!

Al
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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

Post by kornballe »

rsteam wrote:Hi kornballe,
kornballe wrote:I'm calling EnablePrinter() as I should be.
Did you check the return value of the function EnablePrinter before proceeding with printing??
In our tests EnablePrinter always fails on 64-bit Vista!

Al
Yes, checked return value. EnablePrinter() never failed for me. I would have a GDI function hang. Your issue sounds different...
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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

Post by Joan »

Hello resteam,

The version in formation you are receiving is very weired. Did you try contacting our Technical Support?
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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

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Hello Joan,
Joan wrote:The version information you are receiving is very weired. Did you try contacting our Technical Support?
no we didn't because we saw this information only in a logfile produced by our app on a customer computer with 64bit Vista. The version logging an 32bit systems was always correct!
Until now, we have no permanent access to such a system to proceed with further testing.

What about the main problem described above?
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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

Post by Joan »

Hello,

Please try using our latest version 4.0

It is Certified by Microsoft and installs properly on Vista 64 bits.
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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

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Hello Joan,
Joan wrote: Please try using our latest version 4.0
It is Certified by Microsoft and installs properly on Vista 64 bits.
nice try :roll:

Our product is rolled out already, so it is not so easy to switch to v4 at this time.
This leeds to a complete retesting of several app-parts...
And testing is not so easy too, because we have to aquire a customer with vista64 for that.

Have you managed to reproduce this problem already with v3?
Are you shure that the problem does not exist in v4?

Regards
Al
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Re: x64 Vista and "Run as administrator

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Hello Joan,
rsteam wrote: Have you managed to reproduce this problem already with v3?
Are you shure that the problem does not exist in v4?
no answer! why? :cry:
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