Print report from pdf without viewing

[vshapiro]

I have a report sended to pdf. I preview the report then click on PRINT button ... and get my report. Is it any way to sent report to the printer(with code) without viewing??

Thank you

 

[IdoMillet]

No such functionality with Crystal, but there are 3rd party tools (see

http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html),

including my Visual CUT:

http://www.milletsoftware.com/Visual_CUT.htm

that allow you to invoke exporting/printing/e-mailing through scheduled tasks, desktop shortcuts, batch files, or RUN command lines.

Cheers,
- Ido CUT, Visual CUT, and DataLink Viewer:
view, e-mail, export, burst, distribute, and schedule Crystal Reports.

http://www.MilletSoftware.com

 

[vshapiro]

so, I always will preview report before print it??

 

[chelseatech]

You don't need to preview a report.

Third party schedulers like Ido's and my own cViewMANAGER will print without you needing to preview first. I can also send one report to multiple printers without reprocessing the report. You can configure a list of printers to send a report to. Editor and Publisher of Crystal Clear

http://www.chelseatech.co.nz/pubs.htm

 

[Sevastopol]

Chelseatech:

I think this is what I want. (2 problems)
I am interested in sending the report to the printer directly without previewing.

What I am trying to do in allow the user to enter an invoice print a form (Crystal report) then enter the next invoice#. (Via VB code).

On the other hand I am also interested in populating parameters in cr8.5. such as users.... Because users are constantly deleted and added on a weekly basis. We would like to preview active current users without going to crystal reports, enter them manually...
please advise.
Thank you.
dré

 

[SurfingGecko]

Yup, you could handle this in a simple VB app where the user is presented with a dialog showing the Invoice #(s) and users then pass their choices in to the report and direct to the printer without having to view it.

If you do not have the resources for this, there are some affordable choices available to you (

http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html).

Cheers,

SurfingGecko

http://www.surfinggeckosoftware.com

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