PDFPRINTER command

Allows to set PDF File generation options using LAUNCHER Office PDF print driver.

Syntax

CHGVAR	VAR(&CMD) VALUE('PDFPRINTER')
CHGVAR	VAR(&PARM1) VALUE(' File="Output file" [;Directory="Output file directory"] [;Resolution=number] [;PaperSize= number] [;PaperWidth= number] [;PaperLength= number] [;Orientation= number] [;Append== True / False] [;EmbedFonts= True / False] [;WMText= "Text in watermark"] [;WMFont= "Police for the watermark"] [;WMSize= number] [;WMOrientation= number] [;WMHPos= number] [;WMVPos= number] [;WMColor= number] [;WMForeground= True / False] [;JPEGCompress= True / False] [;JPEGLeval= Nombre] [;Default= True / False] [;Encrypt= True / False] [;HyperLinks= True / False] [;ScalingOption= 1 / 0] ')
CHGVAR	VAR(&PARM2) VALUE(' ')
CALL	PGM(LNCCMD) PARM(&HANDLE &CMD &OPT &PARM1 + &PARM2 &RESULT)

Parameters

Parm1

File : Path to PDF result file.

Directory: Directory path to the resulting PDF file. This path can be ommited if it is set with the file name in the File property.

Resolution : Output resolution in DPI.
Possible values : 75, 150, 300, 600, 1200.

PaperSize : Page format.

Possible values : 1=Letter ; 5=legal ; 9=A4 ; 8=A3 ; 256=custom.

PaperWidth : Page width in tenth of millimeter.

PaperLength : Page length in tenth of millimeter.

Orientation: Orientation. 1=Portrait; 2=Landscape.

Append: True for add the new document at the end of PDF file if exist.
False by default.

EmbedFonts: True for embark the fonts in the PDF document. False by default.

WMText : Watermark print text.

WMFont : Watermark font name (Default=Arial).

WMSize : Size in 1/100 inch (Default=70).

WMOrientation : Orientation in 1/10 degree (Default=3150).

WMColor : RGB color (Default=12632256).

WMHPos, WMVPos : Horizontal and vertical position in 1/100 inch (Default= 100, 500).

WMForeground : true = Watermark in foreground.

JPEGCompress : True to activate the compression of JPEG images.

JPEGLevel can have the following values :
3 for high compression,
7 for medium compression.
9 for low compression.

Default : True to make LAUNCHER_PDF as default printer.

Encrypt : True to protect the output PDF document. A protected PDF file cannot be printed, saved or edited.

HyperLinks : True to transform text begining with "http:" or "www.", into hyperlinks.

ScalingOption : If ScalingOption = 1, the content is adjusted to the size of the PDF (extended or shrunk). Default value =0 : no adjustment.

Note

PDFPRINTER command initialises the LAUNCHER_PDF driver.

The print command that follows the PDFPRINTER command call must indicate that the destination printer is "LAUNCHER_PDF".

If WMText is indicated, a watermark will be added on each page.
WMColor is set as red, Green, Blue, levels as shown bellow :

((Blue * 256) + Green) * 256) + Red.

Example 1

This example generates a PDF File from a Word file.
"DUPLICATE" will be watermark printed on each page.

PGM

LNCOPEN

LNCCMD CMD(WORDOPEN)

LNCCMD CMD(WOPENFILE) PARM1('C:\PROGRAM FILES\LAUNCHER400\+

SAMPLES\LNCSHELL.DOC') PARM2(VISIBLE)

LNCCMD CMD(PDFPRINTER) +

PARM1('FILE="C:\TEMP\LNCSHELL.PDF";wmtext+

="DUPLICATA"')

LNCCMD CMD(WPRINT) PARM1('PRINTER="LAUNCHER_PDF"')

LNCCMD CMD(WORDCLOSE)

LNCSHELL CMD('C:\TEMP\LNCSHELL.PDF') WAITCMD(*NO) +

VISIBLE(*YES) MINCURWIN(*YES) +

ACTION(OPEN) EXESRV(*CURRENT)

ENDPGM

Example 2

Create PDF from Excel file:

PGM

LNCOPEN

LNCCMD CMD(EXCELOPEN) PARM1('')

LNCCMD CMD(XLOPENFILE) +

PARM1('C:\MAGALIE\MIGRATIONAVEC.XLS')

LNCCMD CMD(PDFPRINTER) +

PARM1('FILE="C:\TEMP\MIGRATIONAVEC.PDF"')

LNCCMD CMD(XLPRINT) PARM1('PRINTER="LAUNCHER_PDF"')

LNCCMD CMD(EXCELCLOSE)

LNCSHELL CMD('C:\TEMP\MIGRATIONAVEC.PDF') +

WAITCMD(*NO) VISIBLE(*YES) +

MINCURWIN(*YES) ACTION(OPEN) EXESRV(*CURRENT)

ENDPGM