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Re: Selecting Printers Programmatically [message #43715]

Sat, 23 April 2005 09:31

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Benjamin Hornberger
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David Fanning wrote:
> Folks,
>
> We have visited this topic in the past with no resolution, but
> I wondered if anything has changed. Talk about creating PDF files
> from within IDL rekindles the need to select a PDF printer
> programmatically from within IDL. Otherwise, any automatic
> generation of files requires user intervention to select the
> proper printer from the printer dialog.

If I were to include PDF generation into an IDL program, I would create
a PS file and spawn a "ps2pdf" call. In any case, it would require the
user to have an external program installed and configured properly, GS
or a PDF printer doesn't matter I think.

Of course it would be nice though if IDL had PDF generation built in.
Considering how important PDF became in the last few years, one would
expect it anyway ...

Benjamin

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