Conference decwet::nt-developers

3224.0. "CONSOL and Print-to-file" by I18N::LIGHTOWLER (Why didn't Noah swat those 2 mosquitoes?) Mon Apr 21 1997 10:33

    Question

    How can I specify "Print to File" and supply a specific output file
    name when printing through a PostScript driver from a CONSOL
    program?

    Details

    I am writting a C++ (vc4.2) which repeatedly calls upon a report
    generator (Crystal Reports) to produce a series of reports.  Crystal
    Reports lets me specify my target printer (in this case a PostScript
    printer set to "print-to-file").  However, just before a report
    begins a dialog box titled "Print To FIle"  pops up and askes the
    program's operator to specify the output filename.  How to I specify
    the output filename from the program and prevent the dialog box from
    appearing?

    Environment

    NT4.0
    VC++ 4.2
    Crystal Reports 4.5
    Digital PrintServer 20 v48.3 Print Driver