Main principle
- Prepare the sequence of operations…
Connection
- Once the command file is built, send it to vpxPrint.
- Click to see examples with different environments.
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Select your development environment below…
Visual Basic
When entering lines of code, the word vpxPrint. causes the display of a contextual menu suggesting the available functions of the class.
Delphi
When entering lines of code, the word vpxPrint. causes the display of a contextual menu suggesting the available functions.
Visual C#
Include the vpxPrint.cs class in the project
When entering lines of code, the word vpxPrint. causes the display of a contextual menu suggesting the available functions.
from ctypes import*
########################### Create the output file #########################################
f = open(‘C:/temp/python.xpr’, ‘w’) # output file
f.write(‘
f.close()
########################### Different ways to call vpxPrint ###################################
1.import subprocess:
subprocess.call([“c:/windows/system32/vpxcall”, ‘C:/temp/python.xpr’])
2. call vpxCall:
param = ‘C:/temp/python.xpr’
arg=[“vpxCall”, param] # optional , “-LOG”
subprocess.Popen(arg)
3. call the dll:
xprint = cdll.LoadLibrary(“xprint.dll”)
xprint.printFile(‘C:/temp/python.xpr’)
Progress OpenEdge
Include xPrint.i in the project
Visual Studio C++
C++ Builder
… allow vpxPrint::printFile, pageCount and other methods
The command file
The data and commands are inserted in a text file, with ANSI or UNICODE encoding, usually with a .xpr suffix.
The commands and options are specified in tags surrounded by < and >, such as in an HTML file. But fear not, their format is much simpler and the commands are concise and powerful.
Example:
<PREVIEW><PDF-OUTPUT=C:/Temp/Hello.pdf>Hello World!
… is a seed file that previews “Hello World!” on the screen and also creates a PDF file called C:\temp\hello.pdf with the same content.
Another example:
<PRINT=NO><R10><C10><ANGLE=45>Hello World!
<MAILTO=j.doe@gmail.com,clint@outlook.fr CC=support@4GL.fr>
<MAILRECEIPT><MAILSUBJECT=For your info>
<MAILBODY=Hi John, find the requested info and the Excel planning…>
<MAILATTACH=C:/temp/Planning.xlsx>
<SENDMAIL=PDF,NO-DIALOG>
… builds silently (<PRINT=NO> and no preview
How many lines of code should you write for this without vpxPrint? How long would it take you?
But more than this, a multitude of situations are possible, printing of course but also archiving (multi-page TIF files), sending marketing emails, creating PDF files for remote printing …
Images, figures, lines, bar codes, draw on your canvas, manage Excel or Powerpoint, the limit is your imagination!
vpxPrint allows you to print local files, as well as files from the Internet or an intranet, whether they are hosted on a web server or an FTP server.