printpdf
printpdf
OPTIONS

The printpdf statement prints the current database to a PDF file.

Parameters

This statement has one parameter:

options – Options for generating the PDF file.

Description

This statement prints the current database to a PDF file.

    printpdf {file="Invoices.pdf"}

The options that can be specified are: file, path, form, database, onerecord.

Note: For new applications, this statement is superceded by the PrintToPDF statement, which has more options and is easier to use. The PrintPDF statement is still included for compatibility with older legacy databases.

See Also

- Automatic Mailing Label Construction -- creates a mailing label.
- Automatic Report Construction -- creates a tabular report with columns of data.
- info("pagecount") -- calculates the total number of pages that will be printed.
- info("pagenumber") -- returns the current report page number.
- info("printer") -- returns the current default printer.
- info("printers") -- returns a list of all available printers.
- info("printsequence") -- returns the record sequence number of the record being printed.
- pagesetup -- displays the page setup dialog.
- print -- prints the database.
- printonemultiple -- prints a form over and over again without advancing from record to record. Instead of advancing from record to record, a variable is incremented each time the form is printed. This statement is designed for printing calendars or thumbnails.
- printonerecord -- prints the the currently active record.
- printpreview -- previews what printing the current window will look like.
- printpreviewonerecord -- previews what printing the current record will look like.
- printtopdf -- prints the current database to a PDF file.
- printusingform -- allows the current database to be printed using a different form than the one currently being displayed.
- Report Tile Object -- component for assembling a custom report.
- setreportcolumns -- allows a procedure to control the number of columns of a report, and the direction (across or down).

History

Version | Status | Notes
10.0 | No Change | Carried over from Panorama 6.0.