Printing PDF

[mvanrijnen 123]

So, a topic which returns now and then 🙂

 

Printing existing PDF Files.

There are some options using cmdline tools/applications, adobe activex etc etc,

But with al those options i have not enought control over how to print an existing pdf. 

like: 

* Which printer

* Which bin of that printer

etc. etc.  

 

Anybody a tip for a final solution? I prefer something which is 100% incorperated in the software itself (delphi vcl application).

 

[stijnsanders 37]

Just thinking out loud here: could you build SumatraPDF into a DLL you could call from Delphi code?

[Vandrovnik 215]

FastReport should be able to print PDF (I did not try it): https://www.fast-report.com/en/blog/show/pdf-document-in-report-vcl/

[programmerdelphi2k 237]

5 hours ago, stijnsanders said:

into a DLL you could call from Delphi code?

you try create TLB from DLL file, then you can it as a procedure Delphi...

IDE - Components... Import Components....etc... see help!

in command-line:  TLibImp.exe (32 and 64bits versions in ..\bin and ...\bin64  folders) with param -P  to create Pascal files.

[mvanrijnen 123]

On 3/25/2023 at 8:03 PM, Vandrovnik said:

FastReport should be able to print PDF (I did not try it): https://www.fast-report.com/en/blog/show/pdf-document-in-report-vcl/

No i already have a PDF (generated with ReportBuilder), printing to PDF we already can. Now i have to print a already generated .pdf (at a later stage).

gonna take a look into the sumatra pdf.

I see it has a lot of printing options etc. 

 

Edited March 27, 2023 by mvanrijnen

[Vandrovnik 215]

15 minutes ago, mvanrijnen said:

No i already have a PDF (generated with ReportBuilder), printing to PDF we already can. Now i have to print a already generated .pdf (at a later stage).

gonna take a look into the sumatra pdf.

I see it has a lot of printing options etc. 

 

I understood - Fastreport should allow to print this existing PDF.

[mvanrijnen 123]

48 minutes ago, Vandrovnik said:

I understood - Fastreport should allow to print this existing PDF.

ah ok, gonna take a look again, thanks for the tip