topic Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application in LabVIEW

exaprom pdf in deployed application

lmtis — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:45:32 GMT

I have an application that I am using Exaprom PDF in. On my development PC it works great. On the target PC it doesn't print (no error either). On the target PC it saves the PDF to the desired folder, and when I open it with Adobe and select print, it does (networked printer set as default). Are there drivers other than itextsharp.dll that need to be included in the build?

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

J-M — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 21:09:22 GMT

No, the only thing you have to add to your build is itextsharp.dll. Can you print the PDF report on an another PC?

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

lmtis — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 20:12:56 GMT

I have only tried it from my development PC and the intended deployment PC. My companies strict IT policies and small (1 person) onsite staff make it difficult to install on another PC. If I don't get any ideas I may try to get my application installed on another PC to try it.

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

Andy-C — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:44:51 GMT

Hi Jim,

Are you using a network printer on the development machine?

Cheers,

Andy C.

Applications Engineer

National Instruments

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

lmtis — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 19:38:37 GMT

Hi Andy,

I didn't reply last August because priorities changed. Now they need it again. I have now installed my VI on another PC, and am now getting an error on them both. As you can see in the attached pic, the error suggests there is an illegal character in the path, but by looking at the path above the error there obviously is not. Also, my VI successfully saves the PDF immediately before trying to print it. I also have tried wiring in the file path straight from the control that gives the path to "New PDF.vi" as well as unbundling it from the "PDF Report" cluster myself. Both PCs are running XP SP3 and LVRT 2013. The new PC is trying to print to the same networked printer as my development machine, which is a different printer than the one the floor machine is printing to. The network printer is set as the default for both. I still have no problem printing if I right click on the PDF in windows explorer.

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

J-M — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 21:15:32 GMT

Just per curiosity, did you try with a delay between "Close PDF.vi" and "Print PDF.vi"?

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

lmtis — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 22:24:57 GMT

Hi Jean-Marc,

Thanks for asking. Yes I originally was giving the print vi the address from the control, and I thought a delay between saving and printing might help. I tried a delay - no joy. Then I switched to getting the address from the save VI. Thinking about it I might try a longer delay tomorrow. I think I only tried a 1 sec. delay.

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

lmtis — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:53:22 GMT

I tried a 10sec delay, and still the same error. I have attached my VI in case I missed something.

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

J-M — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:34:46 GMT

Could you save in LV2010? I will take a look at the end of the day.

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

lmtis — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:42:09 GMT

I hope this works. I don't have 2010 to test it with.

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

J-M — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:47:37 GMT

The problem seems to come from the IAcroAXDocShim. I tried PrintPDV.vi and I got the same error than yours (LV 2009 with Vista).

In the past, this VI worked on this computer but not now. Per curiosity I tried the VI at this link and I have the same error.

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-2163

I have no idea why it is not working now.

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

lmtis — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:30:07 GMT

Bummer. Thanks for looking at it for me Jean-Marc!

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

J-M — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:47:51 GMT

Imtis,

I don't know if this could help you, but I have upgraded Adobe Reader (9 to 10.1.4) and the error in PrintPDF.vi has disapeared.

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

lmtis — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:15:33 GMT

Jean-Marc,

Thank you. I will give that a try Monday.

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

lmtis — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:00:16 GMT

You nailed it Jean-Marc! Upgraded Adobe and all is well. Thanky for the help.

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

taras_33 — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:51:54 GMT

Guys, is itextSharp works on windows 7 - 64? I have an error 1386. Windows 7 - 32 has no problem - exellent tools, thanks!

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

J-M — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:00:18 GMT

I dont know if this can help, but I was not able to used the library (Windows 7-64, LV2013) until I unblock itextsharp.dll (In Windows 7 or later, you also can right-click the assembly and click Unblock on the General tab to grant an assembly full trust)

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/4742EB60B64BE22186257BCE0053B8FD

Itextsharp DLL is located at:

\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2013\user.lib\Exaprom PDF\DLL

Re: exaprom pdf in deployed application

taras_33 — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:56:29 GMT

you also can right-click the assembly and click Unblock

Wow!!! YOU absolutely right! It's works. Thank you very much!