You can create PDF report. To achieve this, you must define a Procedure object with visual output and configure the following:
Properties
Rule
Acrobat Reader (or any other PDF viewer) must be installed on the client.
All the page sizes that can be used in GeneXus are supported:
| Type |
Measures |
| Letter |
8 1/2 x 11 inches |
| Office |
8 1/2 x 14 inches |
| Executive |
7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches |
| A4 |
210 x 297 mm |
| A5 |
148 x 210 mm |
| B5 |
182 x 257 mm |
| Envelope #9 |
3 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches |
| Envelope #10 |
10 4 1/8 x 9 ½ inches |
| Envelope DL |
110 x 220mm |
| Envelope C5 |
162 x 229 mm |
| Envelope B5 |
176 x 250 mm |
| Envelope Monarch |
3.875 x 7.5 inches |
| User Size |
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They are not automatically embedded in the generated PDF, so if you need to embed a specific font please read: How to embed a font in the pdf.
For supported fonts, see How to use Cyrillic characters in a PDF?
PDF report settings should be configured in the PDFReport.ini file.
Set the following PDFReport.ini properties to generate a PDF file with a fixed page size such as A3, A4, Letter.
- LeftMargin = 0
- TopMargin = 0
By default, PDF files are generated using version 1.4.
If your Knowledge Base has the Java Generator as Environment, you can configure the library you want to use to generate the PDF reports. To do this, you must set the appropriate value in the PDF Reports Library property.
Web printing on client printer (without an applet)
SAC # 34500