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Jan 18th, 2005

Using VB Code - Silent download pdf from server and print to local printer

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Hi All

I have a requirement to develop a VB application to download a pdf file from a server using an example URL
http://xxxxxxxxxxxxx/pdffiles/yyyyy.pdf.

I need to perform a silent download and print the same to the local printer. As this is going to be a scheduled task, I need to perform a silent download and print.

Please help me if any pointers to the above.

Thanks in advance
Praveen

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Jan 18th, 2005

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Use the Microsoft Internet Transfer control.... You Pass it the URL, and tell it what you want to do with it, and it will do it. You can then save the information to a file, of the same name, or with a temporary name, and then do your printing. HOW exactly to print the PDF file from a VB App is going to be the hard part. The only method I know of, is really (Really) Tacky.

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Jan 19th, 2005

Re: Using VB Code - Silent download pdf from server and print to local printer

Hi Comatose

Thanks for the reply.

I was able to obtain some VB code for printing a PDF file to default printer using a local VB application.

My hard part is for downloading the PDF file from Server. If you can give me more details on getting this done with Internet Transfer Protocol, it would be really great.

Can you give me some pointers on how to do the same? If possible, some hyperlinks etc?

Thanks a lot for the response.
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Well,

It would go a little something like this:

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Dim strURL As String
Dim bData() As Byte      ' Data variable
 
Dim intFile As Integer   ' FreeFile variable
strURL = "http://yourserver.com/yourpdf.pdf"
 
intFile = FreeFile()      ' Set intFile to an unused
                        ' file.
' The result of the OpenURL method goes into the Byte 
' array, and the Byte array is then saved to disk.
 
bData() = Inet1.OpenURL(strURL, icByteArray)
 
Open "C:\Temp\yourpdf.pdf" For Binary Access Write As #intFile
	Put #intFile, , bData()
Close #intFile
Dim strURL As String
Dim bData() As Byte      ' Data variable

Dim intFile As Integer   ' FreeFile variable
strURL = "http://yourserver.com/yourpdf.pdf"

intFile = FreeFile()      ' Set intFile to an unused
                        ' file.
' The result of the OpenURL method goes into the Byte 
' array, and the Byte array is then saved to disk.

bData() = Inet1.OpenURL(strURL, icByteArray)

Open "C:\Temp\yourpdf.pdf" For Binary Access Write As #intFile
	Put #intFile, , bData()
Close #intFile

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Hi Comatose

I really appreciate all your help.

I was able to tweak around with your code and got the code working. I am now able to download a PDF silently using VB Code.

Thanks once again
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The Pleasure is Mine.

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Jan 21st, 2005

Re: Using VB Code - Silent download pdf from server and print to local printer

Hi Comatose

I have raised one more thread on PHP. Can you please let me know if you have any idea on the same too?

Thanks
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Re: Using VB Code - Silent download pdf from server and print to local printer

I'm sorry,

I don't use PHP as a general rule, and therefore, I have no idea how to go about using sockets, and LWP and the like. If you needed it in perl, that would be no problem, however, There are others more proficient in PHP that can give you help.

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Re: Using VB Code - Silent download pdf from server and print to local printer

Hi,

Does anybody know how to automate printing of PDF files using VB or C++. I have to print 100 pdf files at a time and trying to find someting like .Print to do it.

Thank you in advance.

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check that out: http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_print_pdf.html

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