Merging Print Jobs

[apc2004]

OS Version: Windows 2000/XP

The Problem:
We need to print multiple print jobs.
These need to be merged in some way so that the printer the application will be used with can staple ALL the print jobs into one document at the end of print.

The issue is without merging the print jobs the printer staples each print job into their own document at the end of printing.

Does anyone know how via code we can merge the seperate print jobs into one?

Thanks in advance... =D

 

[JurkMonkey]

what kind of print jobs are you printing? Documents? Images? Webpages?

 

[apc2004]

We are mainly printing Documents (.pdf)

 

[tgreer]

Use a commercial product: activPDF Toolkit, a COM object with a .NET wrapper that will merge PDFs (and lots of other things).

Or, output PostScript files instead, which can be concatenated by inserting the PostScript statement "false 0 startjob pop" between concatenated PostScript files.

You can also insert device control statements in PostScript, to turn stapling and other features on or off.



Thomas D. Greer

Providing PostScript & PDF
Training, Development & Consulting

 

[apc2004]

Thanks for the reply...

Will investigate your suggestions further tomorrow when I'm back at work.

Thanks again... =D

 

[apc2004]

Investigated ActivePDF...

Works great for merging Exported To PDF Crystal Reports, BUT and there is always a but... =)

I can't programatically print the merged report pdf.

I can however print via a shell execute but this is not an option.

Any suggestions as to how I can print the merged pdf?