use PDF printer as the default printer

[harshsingh]

Is it possible to set the default printer as a PDF printer....are there any APIs which support commands to do the conversion Maverick

[Lost User]

SetDefaultPrinter(LPCTSTR pszPrinter)

[harshsingh]

thanks a lot...but it seems that you didn't get the whole problem or rather I didn't frame the problem properly...actually there is an application through which I generate some data, and while printing I want to get the printout in PDF format(I have the PDF writer with me), in that what I get is that the browser window asks me first to save the file in a different format which I don't want. I just want file to be stored at some specified location(which we are free to decide)....In all I want that once the user gives the print command he should get the printout in the PDF format....no interaction in between.....hope I am clear this time ;)

[Roger Allen]

Are you acessing the PDF print driver through the ICDIntf interface? If you are, I did it this way:

void CMyView::OnPdfPrint()
{
DOCINFO di;
CPrintInfo printInfo;
CString filename;
CDC dc;
CRect draw_area;
char fname[_MAX_FNAME];

memset(&di, 0, sizeof(DOCINFO));

CFileDialog		dlg(FALSE, "PDF", filename, OFN\_OVERWRITEPROMPT | OFN\_HIDEREADONLY, "Adobe acrobat PDF files (\*.pdf)|\*.pdf||");

if (dlg.DoModal() == IDCANCEL)
{
	return;
}

AfxGetMainWnd()->EnableWindow(false);    // disable main window
CPrintStatus dlgPrintStatus(this);
dlgPrintStatus.SetDlgItemText(AFX\_IDC\_PRINT\_DOCNAME, "Creating PDF interface");
dlgPrintStatus.SetDlgItemText(AFX\_IDC\_PRINT\_PRINTERNAME, "");
dlgPrintStatus.SetDlgItemText(AFX\_IDC\_PRINT\_PORTNAME, "");
dlgPrintStatus.ShowWindow(SW\_SHOW);
dlgPrintStatus.UpdateWindow();
dlgPrintStatus.PumpMessages();

try
{
	// start the PDF ole interface
	ICDIntf	pdfInterface;
	// Start Excel and get Application object.
	if (pdfInterface.CreateDispatch("CDIntf.CDIntf"))
	{
		// success
		long lPdfError = pdfInterface.PDFDriverInit("Sirius PDF Generator");
		
		if(lPdfError != 0)
		{
			//An error should only occur when lPdfError == 0 but hey what the hell.
			return;
		}
		
		pdfInterface.SetPaperSize(9); // Sets to A4
		
		pdfInterface.SetDefaultFileName(filename);
		pdfInterface.SetFileNameOptions(1 + 2 + 32); //NoPrompt + UseFileName + BroadcastMessages

		HDC hDC = (HDC)pdfInterface.CreateDC();
		if (hDC != NULL)
		{
			OnAboutToPrint();
			di.cbSize = sizeof(DOCINFO);
			di.lpszDocName = pDoc->GetPathName();
			di.lpszOutput = filename;
			
			// prepare the print information structure
			dc.Attach(hDC);
			printInfo.m\_bDirect = TRUE;
			printInfo.m\_rectDraw.left = 0;
			printInfo.m\_rectDraw.right = dc.GetDeviceCaps(HORZRES);
			printInfo.m\_rectDraw.top = 0;
			printInfo.m\_rectDraw.bottom = dc.GetDeviceCaps(VERTRES);
			draw\_area = printInfo.m\_rectDraw;
			
			CString strTemp;
			dlgPrintStatus.SetDlgItemText(AFX\_IDC\_PRINT\_DOCNAME, fname);
			dlgPrintStatus.SetDlgItemText(AFX\_IDC\_PRINT\_PRINTERNAME, "PDF Generator");
			dlgPrintStatus.SetDlgItemText(AFX\_IDC\_PRINT\_PORTNAME, "");
			dlgPrintStatus.UpdateWindow();
			
			dc.StartDoc(&di);
			OnPreparePrinting(&printInfo);
			printInfo.m\_rectDraw = draw\_area;
			
			// start printing the document
			for (printInfo.m\_nCurPage = 1; printInfo.m\_nCurPage <= printInfo.GetMaxPage(); printInfo.m\_n