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Resolved NativePDF! Options - Append?

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  1. Kelly Wonderly
    Kelly Wonderly
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  3. Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:37 PM UTC

In PB 2017 R2 Build 1769, I used the below code to generate a PDF - which works great:

 

lds_holder.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.Method = NativePDF!
ll_print = lds_holder.SaveAs( ls_attach_path , PDF!, FALSE )

 

HOWEVER, we currently have the option to APPEND to an existing PDF.   So instead of sending 5 different PDFS (one for each DW retrieved), the customer would get 1 PDF with all 5 reports in it.

 

Is this an option?   

 

Thank you!

Kelly

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Chris Pollach @Appeon
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  1. Thursday, 31 January 2019 16:47 PM UTC
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Hi Kelly;

  Currently, the NativePDF feature does not allow you to add or merge with existing PDF files. You would have to use a 3rd party product for that.

  If you place all your single DW's as children (aka "Report") into one PDF by using either a NESTED or COMPOSITE DW type as the parent DWO - it would now include the other 5 DWO's as children and all of those would appear in the one PDF file after the SaveAs().

HTH

Regards ... Chris

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Kelly Wonderly
  1. Kelly Wonderly
  2. Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:04 PM UTC
Thanks! I do hope that the merge or append functionality gets added it! It would greatly simplify what we have to do now.
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Olan Knight
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  1. Tuesday, 5 February 2019 05:12 AM UTC
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Kelly, please add this as an enhancement request to Appeon. It's silly that we cannot append/concatenate PDF files.

Thanks,
Olan

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Chris Pollach @Appeon
  1. Chris Pollach @Appeon
  2. Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:55 PM UTC
Hi Olan;

FYI: Ticket #2041 - PDF enhancement. :

Regards ... Chris

PS: Also .. "merge". ;-)
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Olan Knight
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  2. Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:23 PM UTC
Thanks, Chris! You rock! :)
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Kelly Wonderly
  1. Kelly Wonderly
  2. Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:02 PM UTC
Thanks Chris!!!
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