Any **free** command Line app to convert .SNP to PDF ?

[Bob Howard]

Anyone know of a free Command line app that'll convert an .SNP file to a
PDF??

I found one or two, but they cost $$ ...

bob

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

Not a command line app, but it uses VBA code, from Access and is free:

http://www.lebans.com/reporttopdf.htm

 

[Bob Howard]

Arvin; Thanks --- that's the program I currently use (on A2K3 and A2K7).
But I thought it might be possible to do the same thing in a smaller
footprint. I have Access create the snp --- so I want something a bit
"smaller" to just make the pdf for me. I'll publish with the lebans code if
I can't find anything in the next 6 weeks. Thanks again ... bob h

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

You can print to a PDF printer and avoid all creation of the snapshot
altogether. Access 2K7 has an addin that allows direct printing of a PDF.
You can get that from Microsoft's website.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access
http://www.accessmvp.com

 

[Bob Howard]

I've looked into those options. But the application must run on A2K3 as
well. The process (internally) is that I create MANY reports (one for each
"account"), convert each to a PDF (via a SNP), and then email each one to
the account holder. Internally, this entire process executes by the user
clicking a single button and needs to run without further user intervention
until complete. So I need something that'll not put up any prompts (so long
as there are no errors). The lebans code works great for this (along with
other code I got for emailing). I just wanted something similar to the
lebans code but smaller. A command line process would be preferred, but not
an absolute. But I haven't found a free one yet! That's the issue ... it
needs to be free. The application I develop is distributed free, and there
are over 1,000 users right now. So I need something I can embed in the
application without licensing issues and without costing me (or my clients)
anything. bob.

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

I do that using a few 3rd party (unfortunately not free, but not expensive
either) apps.

The first is Win2PDF to create the PDFs:

http://www.win2pdf.com

and the second is the PDF and Mail Class Library:

http://www.groupacg.com/

using those 2, I can easily create and send reports by email, and have done
as many as 2,000 purchase orders per week.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access
http://www.accessmvp.com

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

Anyone know of a free Command line app that'll convert an .SNP file to a
PDF??

I doubt you'll ever find any other than Lebans as there is a
relatively small market for such conversion tools.

Tony


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[Tony Toews [MVP]]

Arvin; Thanks --- that's the program I currently use (on A2K3 and A2K7).
But I thought it might be possible to do the same thing in a smaller
footprint. I have Access create the snp --- so I want something a bit
"smaller" to just make the pdf for me. I'll publish with the lebans code if
I can't find anything in the next 6 weeks.

I'm not sure what could be a smaller footprint than using Stephen's
drop in code and his two DLLs.

Tony
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[Larry Linson]

I doubt you'll ever find any other than Lebans
as there is a relatively small market for such
conversion tools.

And, fortunately for us, the ROI that Stephen was seeking was in the
satisfaction of having accomplished a challenging task and the satisfaction
of helping others, not financial. Thanks, Stephen!

Larry Linson
Microsoft Office Access MVP