Converting word files to pdf files in powerbuilder

What version of PowerBuilder are you using? The most recent versions have PDF capability built in using Ghostscript. Install Ghostscript. Get PDFCreator for free there and install it. Then you can save as PDF any datawindow or datastore with the statement:.

Third parameter is for override if the file exists with that name. I hope it works for you. Regards, Alberto. We just use Ghostscript. I wrote Ghostscript setup instructions earlier. Good Question - There really isn't an easy way other than finding a third party tool. I've tried the prior method mentioned and it does work but not without headaches and you are left with deployment headaches, deploying ghost script and having to make sure Post Script drivers are on the client.

I ended up trying many PDF converters, both free and paid, the one that worked most seamlessly was one that installed as a "printer" such as if you have Adobe installed on the PC, but you need to dynamically verify existence of the printer via RegistryGet and if it doesn't exist ask user to install or install it dynamically via code, and registry entries not fun.

After several headaches mostly related to deployment issues I ended up going with a server solution, but it requires having a server that you can have a process distiller running that grabs post script files and distills them to PDF. I used a response window with progress bar, the PB app printed post script file to server location upon which the distiller grabs and converts. Upon existence of the PDF, we'd attach it to an email and send via Oracle mapi.

This solution limits the requirements on client to post script driver which in most corporate environments is there, but you need to check it via Registry. Maybe there is a better solution out there since I did this last, around It looks to be open-source right now but I recall that we would have had to pay to use it in corporate environment.

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