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Print report to Image
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ChrisRChamberlain
Programmer
takyan
You can print the report to a postscript file through a postscript printer driver and then output the postscript file to a .jpg through Ghostscript.
This would only work for a single page report - you should output the postscript file to a .tiff for multipaged reports.
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You can print the report to a postscript file through a postscript printer driver and then output the postscript file to a .jpg through Ghostscript.
This would only work for a single page report - you should output the postscript file to a .tiff for multipaged reports.
FAQ184-2483 - the answer to getting answered.
Chris 
Mike Lewis
Programmer
Yan,
I don't know how to print to a JPG file, but it is possible to print to a TIFF. See thread184-546993 for more details.
Once you have a TIFF, there are plenty of utilities around that will convert it to a JPG.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
I don't know how to print to a JPG file, but it is possible to print to a TIFF. See thread184-546993 for more details.
Once you have a TIFF, there are plenty of utilities around that will convert it to a JPG.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
ChrisRChamberlain
Programmer
Mike
With respect, the .tiff produced by the method suggested in Thread184-546993 is unlikely to be of much use.
From the last post in Thread184-546993 -
'Whilst a .tiff is being created by the Fax driver, the file has a low spec with only 204 pixels/inch and is only suitable for faxing.
Any colour images are converted to greyscale - if you want to produce high quality images from a VFP report, try the Ghostscript option described earlier in the thread where you can produce a .tiff or other raster file type in 24 bit colour.
ps, you'll need plenty of disk space - a single page .tiff can be nearly a 100 mg depending on what resolution you selected!'
With respect, the .tiff produced by the method suggested in Thread184-546993 is unlikely to be of much use.
From the last post in Thread184-546993 -
'Whilst a .tiff is being created by the Fax driver, the file has a low spec with only 204 pixels/inch and is only suitable for faxing.
Any colour images are converted to greyscale - if you want to produce high quality images from a VFP report, try the Ghostscript option described earlier in the thread where you can produce a .tiff or other raster file type in 24 bit colour.
ps, you'll need plenty of disk space - a single page .tiff can be nearly a 100 mg depending on what resolution you selected!'
FAQ184-2483 - the answer to getting answered.
Chris
ChrisRChamberlain
Programmer
takyan
It might be helpful if you could advise what you intend to do with the report created in .jpg format, as there may other alternatives to consider.
It might be helpful if you could advise what you intend to do with the report created in .jpg format, as there may other alternatives to consider.
FAQ184-2483 - the answer to getting answered.
Chris
Mike Lewis
Programmer
Chris,
I take your point about the low resolution. In any case, I'm not sure how useful this solution is. As you pointed out, tt depends on what Takyan wants to do with the file.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
I take your point about the low resolution. In any case, I'm not sure how useful this solution is. As you pointed out, tt depends on what Takyan wants to do with the file.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
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