I am using an older client/server version of PeopleSoft (7.53 Apps, 7.63 Tools) and trying to get my SQR to automatically generate and save a PDF document. Currently I can use a SQR Flag of -ZIV to open up the SQR Viewer which displays my output to the Viewer on the screen, but I have to print to CutePDF Writer to generate the PDF and save it with a PDF extension. So the process is manual for me.
Is there any way to do this automatically through changing the SQR or using a command line action?
There is a command line parameter to generate a PDF. It is -printer:pd
Add that to your SQR Flags and it will produce a PDF.
You can also use the SQRWP utility to take a .SPF file (generated with -keep flag) and convert it to PDF.
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Is it possible to execute a Linux command from a PDF file shown in a PDF viewer?
More specific: I generate PDF files from LaTeX using pdflatex. What I would like to do is to include some symbol or text in the PDF file which starts a Linux command when the user clicks on it. Typically I'm using evince to show PDF files.
I'm not sure whether it is at all possible to execute commands from PDF files in a viewer, and if it is possible, which packages and LaTeX commands would be required to include the symbol or text and the associated command in the PDF file?
(Alternatively, is there at least a way to obtain the number of the current page shown in the PDF viewer? That would help to some extent.)
Thanks a lot!
Unfortunately and rather fortunately you cant do that.The pdf standard doesnt allow to run shell scripts. That would be a HUGE security oversight.
I have a program that outputs a PDF file using PDFBox (It merges a bunch of PDFs using PDFMergerUtility).
I need to use Acrobat 5 to read that PDF, but in some pages i get Error proccesing page. A drawing error ocurred.
I cant update my acrobat so, there is a way to downgrade the PDF using PDFbox?
Currently, I am using this method to generate PDF file via SSIS and SSRS.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms152835(v=sql.105).aspx
However, I manage to output it to local drive only.
Is it possible to send the PDF file to network printer ?
and do I need to install Adobe Acrobat reader on this machine ?
Don't need to install adobe acrobat reader if you doesn't need to open this PDF. Export to PDF function is built-in in Report Viewer.
For printing, refer this link https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd220412.aspx
or write printing code from your backend, send PDF to printer.
I have a pdf file which got exported from BIRT report. I tried opening that pdf file in adobe acrobat and tried printing it. It got printed properly.
But when I try to open the same pdf file using PDF complete and print it nothing gets printed. But the pdf file is getting opened in PDF complete properly.
Is birt pdf report not compatible with printing using pdf complete or so?
BIRT is compatible with creating printable PDF.
There is insufficeint information here about discover the users specific issue.
What version of BIRT is being used?
How is the PDF being 'exported' (as opposed to open as)?
How is the PDF being saved?
I'm using ColdFusion 8 and creating PDFs dynamically with CFDOCUMENT. What is the minimum version of Adobe Reader needed to view these PDFs?
If you open up the Document Properties of the generated PDF, you'll see:
PDF Producer: iText 2.1.0 (by
lowagie.com)
PDF Version: 1.4 (Acrobat 5.x)
I generate the PDF using CF9.0.1, but I guess it's the same for CF8.
Or open the PDF in a text editor and look at the first line. It will say something like
%PDF-1.4
That is the version number (the second number is always 1 less than the version of Acrobat needed).
Don't save the file as you could break it!