On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 21:13:01 -0700, Lynn Allen <lynn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>On 2008-07-01 21:02:01 -0700, Nelson <noreply@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
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>> The Save Records as PDF script step works properly in the FM 8.5A
>> application but not from the runtime solution.
>
>This should be in the do***entation, and has been mentioned here at
>least 3 times I can remember.
>
>The runtime does not Save As PDF. There were licensing issues that FM
>Inc did not or chose not to resolve with Adobe for runtimes.
>
>So you can, I believe, print normally to PDF through the OS (on Mac at
>least) but not through a script step.
>
>It's not you, it's just not there.
>--
>Lynn Allen
Thank you, Lynn. That explains it.
Before asking here, I looked in the FM (8.5A) help, searching for
"PDF" and reading the "Save Records as PDF script step" info many
times, in addition to trying every possible combination of related
settings.
That's what makes FM as much of a bear in some respects as it is a
sheer pleasure to use in other respects.
While this is only a sample project to explore, test, and learn FM's
capabilities, what would happen if there were consequences? What
would I say to a boss or a client waiting for a rapid solution?
How could the PDF problem be solved if a real-world solution was
needed? Get Adobe Acrobat or a third-party PDF generator? The extra
bulk, complexity, and licensing costs to include a PDF generator with
each FM runtime copy would be daunting. Is this a dead-end, or is
there a good way of doing this?
Thanks again for your fast reply.
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