The fop and the jre have been placed into the myapplication directory and. For pdf file creation the data window report first transfers the data to postscript with the help of postscript printer driver. Nested reports longer than 5pages cannot be viewed in the datawindow of the web application. In a script the properties you set in the datawindow painter are saved with the datawindow object and are used by default when your application runs, but for more control, specify the properties in a script before saving the datawindow object. If the data for the readonly datawindow is too large more than 10 thousand rows, powerbuilder saveas cannot save the data into wmf file, and the readonly datawindow only displays blank page. The lines drawn in the datawindow do not appear and hence the formatting looks bad. It is intended as a tutorial on the power builder, and commonly asked qestions in all interviews. Save your file as a different format, such as jpeg or psd. After that with the help of ghost script, post script is converted to pdf. A pdf alright but the datawindow format is not properly maintained. How do i get a datawindow to save correctly to pdf. Powerbuilder 12 cannot save as pdf datawindow stack overflow. I have a grid datawindow with a picture in its background with dimensions of an a4 page and i would like to export both data and the picture as a single page pdf file.
Is there a pb utility third party or otherwise to allow the user save a datawindow in some sort of wysiwyg format. Yes, you can use the saveas function in the datawindow object, but for pdf format, you need 3rd party application called ghostscript to be installed on your pc. Document not saved excel 2010 when trying to save as pdf file. Appeon applies powerbuilder saveas for generating readonly datawindows. I have been using the same spreadsheet i made on 2007 excel with 2010 for. Interestingly, while the pdf save problem is characterized by the save dialog appearing, but not the save options box even though turned on, when i tried to save a png the other day, i had the opposite symptom. How to save files as pdf in windows 10 without additional. Contains important power builder interview questions with answers and power builder faqs helpful for clearing any power builder job interview. Powerbuilder datawindow save as save datawindow data in different formats. If you do not install gnu ghostscript and use the default export properties, powerbuilder displays a popup window notifying you that save rows as failed. When i am trying to save an excel file as a pdf i get a message saysing current printer is unavailable. Cannot save as pdf using distiller in windows 2012. The way to save datawindow data in rtf format is to use an ordinary datawindow to retrieve the data, share it with a richtextedit control to add the formatting, and then save the contents of the richtextedit control.
It does a nice job of rendering datawindow visual content, but performance is relatively slow as well as cpuintensive. Specify the orientation as either portrait, landscape, or tall. Figure property values related to printing, such as the paperpositionmode value, affect the behavior. Powerbuilder provides three ways to save a datawindow object or datastore in portable document format pdf. We have been testing the nativepdf method using pdflib in pb 2019. Simplify the type layer containing any of the listed fonts by rightclicking the type layer in the layers panel and choosing simplify. The security setting under printer folder is not for setting pdf document. When i try to save and compile my code changes it says that pdf. Excel 2010 error message when trying to save as pdf.
Power builder can save the report as pdf file with the help of pdf creator software. Regarding this, have you tried to the below scripts as suggested before. If youre using distill, the problem could be that the server configuration was changed to require signed drivers. For syntax to save objects in ole controls and ole storage, see saveas in the powerscript reference. This interview section questions contains a brief introduction to the power builder.
Usually, when software offers the chance to save a document as a pdf file, itll either be an option under save as, or there will be a separate option altogether to export as a pdf. Paper orientation for printing or saving matlab orient. Supports free form, grid, tabular, nup, group, composite, nested and. For syntax to save the contents of graphs in datawindows and datastores, see saveas. Hello, im trying to use the saveas function on a datawindow and save it as the pdf format. Ewan humphrey, bcompinfosys, aacs, pcp telecom australia, voice. Datawindow save as to pdf is a new feature of pb 9. If thats what you are doing, there is no choice that ive found to get the data into a database other than to do the importfile and then loop through the datawindow rows and issue appropriate sql or insert rows into a second datawindow that is built over the target. For syntax to save objects in ole controls and ole storage, see saveas in powerscript reference applies to.
We have several of our qa and support people using the rtm version. Now, pdf support should be working in pb 10 and higher on your 64 bit mswindows machines. If you omit filename or specify an empty string, the user is prompted for a file name. Our powerbuilder application generates a report by printing a datawindow as pdf file. When prompted for a location to save your postscript file, save it to a location you can easily locate later. In the properties window go to the data export tab. How to save datawindow as pdf on windows 7 64 bit sybase. All of the sudden it wont let me save as pdf using 2010 excel. To save as pdf in the datawindow painter, select file save rows as and select pdf as the save as type. Are either of the other rendering methods distill using ghostscript or saving using xslfo faster than using nativepdf. Before printing a datawindow into a pdf, you must open the dataobject.
Appi can save the datawindow in pdf file but i cannot be done in another new machine windows 8. For pdf file creation the data window report first transfers the. The distill method is used by default when you select save rows as from the file menu in the datawindow painter and select pdf as the file type, or when you use the saveas method with pdf. Key features of the export powerbuilder datawindow for excel include. How to save to pdf using ghostscript in powerbuilder pbgeeks. Hi everyone, can i convert a datawindow to pdf in pb 6. That way, if the copy fails, you have control of the process and can check error. When saving as a pdf in windows 10, were not going to be using an export feature or even a save as feature. I used several combinations of the following commands but at most i got a 0sized pdf. A reference to the datawindow control containing the graph. Go to preferences, go to general and uncheck save as optimizes for fast web view and see if that fixes the problem. Now we would like to modify the pb such that an excel is generated instead of pdf.
Saves the contents of a datawindow or datastore in the format you specify. Save the datawindow object, then select file save rows as, select pdf as the save as type, specify a file name, and click save. On windows server 2012, a correct installation of ghostscript and the printer driver cannot save the content in the pdf. How to save to pdf using ghostscript in powerbuilder. We have a powerbuilder application that generates pdf files by. Datawindow save as pdf problem solutions experts exchange. Powerbuilder application programmatically creating and saving pdf in db. To be able to export your results to pdf you must first save your data in order to have it accessible in the spss viewer. Powerbuilder datawindow save as save datawindow data in. Incompatibility of settings between the version of acrobat that created the pdf and the version of acrobat that is being used to view the pdf. If you want to save to pdf using the distill method, you do not need to change any properties. If any image was placed in the datawindow that also do not come in the pdf.
I tried to save a datawindow as a pdf file for more than 3 days, but failed. How do i create a pdf in powerbuilder 2017 on my pc so it. Hello, i tried to save as pdf a picture of a text and received pdf save error mesage. Error in saving datawindow into pdf file using ghostscript. If you install gnu ghostscript and then change the name of the directory where gnu. Powerbuilder application programmatically creating. In my pb code i tried using the following function. In the web application, the user can view the datawindow in pdf format. This wont help but i would like to say that i am having the very same problem with saveas pdf datawindow method. Frankly i have not been able to use this as a method of pdf generation ever. Disable 93disallow installation of printers using kernelmode drivers. Powerbuilder can also save to native pdf using pdflib, or save to pdf or xsl. Pdf and xslfo export application techniques documentation. How to fix the adobe acrobat save as error digital.
Enable the serverside pdf printing for the datawindow. The following is list of why i think powerbuilder is so great, but you might like to add one or two more items to it. Installing ghostscript on windows 10 one of the lack of powerbuilder feature or function is the native exporting the datawindow object into pdf format. Ive looked every where but still i cant find how to set the pdf security directly. I can do it in pb 9 using ghostscript but the requirement is we do it in pb 6. Many powerbuilder developers have had this question in many forums and i thought it best to document the process we follow to save to pdf using ghostscript in powerbuilder applications. To save as pdf in the datawindow painter, select filesave rows as and select pdf as the save as type. Using win 7 rtm 64 bit save as pdf seems ok using pb 11.
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