Print solution

[Mark Goldin]

I am trying to implement a printing to file solution of a html page on the
server.
What I have is a form with a IE control that loads the page I want to print
to.
I am using execWB command for printing. Printer's port is set 'To file'.
Everything works fine when I am running that component from a desktop apps.
But when I call that component from an asp page nothing is happening.
I dont see any dialogs popping up on the screen.
BTW, if I print to a printer works fine either.

Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks

 

[Tom Kaminski [MVP]]

I am trying to implement a printing to file solution of a html page on the
server.
What I have is a form with a IE control that loads the page I want to print
to.
I am using execWB command for printing. Printer's port is set 'To file'.
Everything works fine when I am running that component from a desktop apps.
But when I call that component from an asp page nothing is happening.
I dont see any dialogs popping up on the screen.
BTW, if I print to a printer works fine either.

Does anyone have an idea?

Start here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=184291

 

[Mark Goldin]

I tried that, did not help.
As I said, if I print to a printer it works fine, it only does not work when
I print to file.

 

[Tony Edgecombe]

I tried that, did not help.

Instead of using a FILE: port you could create a new local port and
enter the path to the file you want to write as the port name. You
just need to rename it after you print so it doesn't get overwritten
by the next job.

Alternatively we have a product called Print Distributor on our web
site which will name the files dynamically as you print.

Tony Edgecombe
www.frogmorecs.com/ng
Software for Printing

 

[Mark Goldin]

just need to rename it after you print so it doesn't get overwritten

by the next job.

Can this be done programmatically?

Thanks