create PDF delay

[Guest]

I'm creating PDF's to be faxed, but the PDF needs time to create before it
can be faxed. How do I put a delay into the system to have it wait until the
PDF has been created? I know I can put a specific time to wait into the
system, but I'd rather only have it wait as long as necessary. TIA.....

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

How are you creating the PDF files? Are you shelling to some other
application? If so, check http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0004.htm at "The
Access Web"

 

[Guest]

Sorry, forgot to mention... I'm using Adobe Acrobat and "printing" the PDF.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

I would have expected that control wouldn't return to the program until the
Print was completed. Is there perhaps an option in Adobe that needs to be
tweaked?

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

I would have expected that control wouldn't return to the program until the
Print was completed. Is there perhaps an option in Adobe that needs to be
tweaked?

I'm going to disagree. I use the free open source PDF creator. I've
noticed that I can print something to it from within Access, then
close the report preview and work away for two or three seconds before
PDF Creator pops up.

Both products are working via the OS print sub system and not directly
from within Access.

Thus I'd suggest Lebans method. Which I suspect is more robust,
faster and definitely cheaper. Free, of course.

Tony
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[Tony Toews [MVP]]

I'm creating PDF's to be faxed, but the PDF needs time to create before it
can be faxed.

Use Lebans free solution as Access will wait until it is completed
before doing anything else.

A2000ReportToPDF is an Access 2000 database containing a function to
convert Reports and Snapshot files to PDF documents. No PDF Printer
driver is required.
http://www.lebans.com/reporttopdf.htm

Tony

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[Guest]

Thanks, but we're obligated to use Adobe. Any other ideas on how to put in a
delay?

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

A low-tech approach would be to put in a message box, telling the user to
click on Ok when the document's been printed.

If you have an idea of the maximum length for which you need to delay, take
a look at http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0021.htm at "The Access Web".

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