Rocky Smolin
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Fri Feb 18 13:06:34 CST 2011
Problem here is that the whole routine is encapsulated in a module which I
call from the CBF. In the one form it works perfectly. In the other it
fails unless I run it one time from the first form.
Rocky
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] FW: Convert To PDF Problem
Hi Rocky:
Just a quick thought. I do not use the same PDF convertor (PDFCreator) as
you do but found that if I did not do an explicitly close to the PDF object
it would not work consistantly; even though the sample codes did not do show
this.
Pdfcreator1.close
HTH
Jim
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 8:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] FW: Convert To PDF Problem
Lambert:
Thanks for the idea but it didn't seem to make any difference. Still does
not return to the next statement after the OutputTo. But if I run the
ConvertToPDF in the other form first, then it works when called from the
second form.
Very mysterious.
Rocky
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Heenan, Lambert
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 7:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] FW: Convert To PDF Problem
Hi Rocky,
I honestly cannot remember how I worked this out, but I too had some
problems when I first started to use the wondrous LeBans code for PDF
production. For some reason it did not work unless the database window was
(nominally) visible.
I resolved the issues by adding a few lines of code around those two lines.
Lambert
Leban's original code...
==========================================
' Export the selected Report to SnapShot format
DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputReport, RptName, "SnapshotFormat(*.snp)", _
strPathandFileName
' Make sure the process has time to complete
DoEvents
==========================================
Here is my modified code. The additons are lines 200,210,230, 240 and 250.
==========================================
' Export the selected Report to SnapShot format
200 DoCmd.Echo False
'Show the db window
210 DoCmd.SelectObject acTable, , True
220 DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputReport, RptName, "SnapshotFormat(*.snp)", _
strPathandFileName
230 DoCmd.SelectObject acTable, , True
240 DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdWindowHide
'turn the echo back on
250 DoCmd.Echo True
' Make sure the process has time to complete
260 DoEvents
==========================================
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 1:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] FW: Convert To PDF Problem
Michael:
I'm using Lebans' ConvertReportToPDF which is a Public Function and is
included in a module named modReportToPDF which you can download form his
site.
This function is called from two places in the app and is called like this:
Call ConvertReportToPDF("rptRentalAgreement", , strRAPDFName, , False)
So there are no declares in either of the two forms that call
ConvertReportToPDF. However, in Lebans' module here are a bunch of Private
Declares. There are no duplicates of these Declares in other modules,
however, public or otherwise.
Is that what I'm looking for?
TIA
Rocky
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Michael Mattys
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] FW: Convert To PDF Problem
Hi Rocky,
No, quite familiar actually.
My turn to be vague ...
You'll need to examine those declares again.
One or more of your declares is being called by your form/report because it
is public and is probably a duplicate of a private declare that your code
should be using.
Even though they look the same, they are not - hence no functionality.
Michael R Mattys
Business Process Developers
www.mattysconsulting.com
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 11:40 PM
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Subject: [AccessD] FW: Convert To PDF Problem
So here's what I've found out so far. The Convert to PDF routine is called
form two places in the program, one which has been working a long time -
call it the old one - and the new one I added.
If the new one is run before the old one, it stops executing at
DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputReport, RptName, "SnapshotFormat(*.snp)", _
strPathandFileName
Just never returns from this command. Doesn't hang, you can go ahead and
operate on the form. But contorl is never passed to the next statement.
However, if you call the old one first, then the new one works.
So the old one is apparently setting something somewhere that makes the new
one work. But I can't see it to save my soul.
Pretty vague, huh? But all WAGs welcome.
MTIA
Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
Skype: rocky.smolin
www.e-z-mrp.com
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 11:50 AM
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Subject: [AccessD] Convert To PDF Problem
Dear List:
I implemented Lebans' ConvertReportToPDF and it worked really well to create
a report as a PDF. Then I implemented in another place in the code. And it
doesn't work. Same Call. Passing the same parameters. I step through
Lebans' code line by line, watching all the variables. When it gets to the
line
' Export the selected Report to SnapShot format
DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputReport, RptName, "SnapshotFormat(*.snp)", _
strPathandFileName
it doesn't comes back to the next line. And no SNP file is created.
The next line is:
' Make sure the process has time to complete
DoEvents
Stepping through the code when called from the place I first used it it
steps just fine. Does the output, creates the snp file and lights up the
DoEvents.
The header is to the module is:
Public Function ConvertReportToPDF( _
Optional RptName As String = "", _
Optional SnapshotName As String = "", _
Optional OutputPDFname As String = "", _ Optional ShowSaveFileDialog As
Boolean = False, _ Optional StartPDFViewer As Boolean = True, _ Optional
CompressionLevel As Long = 0, _ Optional PasswordOwner As String = "", _
Optional PasswordOpen As String = "", _ Optional PasswordRestrictions As
Long = 0, _ Optional PDFNoFontEmbedding As Long = 0 _
) As Boolean
and the arguments passed to the routine are the same in both cases.
I am truly baffled - don't even have a clue what to test.
Any ideas, WAGs even, gratefully accepted.
MTIA
Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
Skype: rocky.smolin
www.e-z-mrp.com <http://www.e-z-mrp.com/>
www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/>
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