AW: Print external PDF files

[Kim Sumner]

Hi Rudolf
Thanks for the suggestion - fortunately the 'free' solution works fine - our
customer is unlikely to cough up $US70/seat for this though.

Regards

Kim Sumner
Corporate Windows Pty Ltd, AUSTRALIA

Tel:    + 61-3-5338-8232
Mobile: 0419-561-496
Skype:  corpwin
Web:    http://www.corporate-windows.com
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> From: Rudolf Bargholz <rudolf at bargholz.ch>
> Reply-To: OmnisDev List - English <omnisdev-en at lists.omnis-dev.com>
> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 07:51:15 +0000
> To: OmnisDev List - English <omnisdev-en at lists.omnis-dev.com>
> Conversation: Print external PDF files
> Subject: AW: Print external PDF files
> 
> Hi Kim,
> 
> I only experimented with this tool, but it might be an alternative if you have
> problems with Bruno's solution:
> 
> http://www.traction-software.co.uk/batchprint/
> 
> The tool can be installed on a PC, it monitors a folder (local, FTP, SFTP) and
> prints all documents that arrive in that folder to a previously set up
> printer/tray.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Rudolf
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: omnisdev-en [mailto:omnisdev-en-bounces at lists.omnis-dev.com] Im Auftrag
> von Kim Sumner
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2016 07:28
> An: Omnis Newslist <omnisdev-en at lists.omnis-dev.com>
> Betreff: Print external PDF files
> 
> Hi all,
> I'm sure somebody has already done this (or failed in the attempt...)
> 
> I want to invoke printing of one or more external PDF files that are located
> in a common subdirectory - imagine a picklist of PDF documents to be queued
> into a print batch. So hitting a single "Print All" button would handover
> printing to PDF application (ie. Acrobat).
> 
> I'm assuming I'd need to Applescript on a Mac and Register/Call Dll on Windows
> vis.
> 
> Register DLL ("SHELL32.DLL","ShellExecuteA","JJCCCCJ")
> 
> Call DLL ("SHELL32.DLL","ShellExecuteA",0,"open",lvFile,"","",0) Returns
> lvHINST_Explorer
> 
> My specific questions are:
> 1. Can I tell it to print directly once it gets loaded into Acrobat?
> 2. Are there dangers putting this in a loop to batch all files in succession.
> 
> Platform Windows 7 O$4.3
> 
> If anyone has already managed to do this it'll probably save a lot of dead
> trees.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Kim Sumner
> Corporate Windows Pty Ltd, AUSTRALIA
> 
> Tel:    + 61-3-5338-8232
> Mobile: 0419-561-496
> Skype:  corpwin
> Web:    http://www.corporate-windows.com
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