richtext to pdf output

rbuser

Hi folks,
I am using RB7.02 D7 with praagnann's Tpsrbsexportdevices. When exporting
to a pdf, you have to choose between exporting richtext's as either an image
(bad b/c the output is to large) or plaintext(bad b/c you lose formatting
bold, etc that the end-users like). How does the built-in RB 9 pdf export
work? Do you have to make this choice, or does it export it correctly with
the right formatting?

Thanks

nicocizik

Hi Dan,

The PDF Device included with ReportBuilder currently only exports richtext
components to an image.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Any tips on keeping the size down?

nicocizik

Hi Dan,

There is a ScaleImages property on the PDFDevice that may help with size,
however it will cause you to loose image quality when zoomed in. It is on
our wish list to someday enhance this feature for a later release.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

"Dan" wrote in message news:4263e482@dm500....

If you are open to looking at other solutions available, please have a look at
eDocEngine. eDocEngine exports RichText as Rich formatted text, keeping the
output sharp and light at the same time.

Here's a comprehensive EXE demo of eDocEngine. Please have a look:
http://www.gnostice.com/download/v200p/edocpdfv2_demo.zip


Here are some features of eDocEngine:

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* Allows for extensive configuration of exports through vast set of
intuitively named and grouped properties.

* Charts and Metafiles are rendered as vector graphics to ensure sharp,
scalable graphics in the generated PDF, RTF and other supported formats.
Vector graphics also ensures files are extremely compact and easy to
distribute.

* Supports RichText rendering as RichText (not image) in all document
formats ensuring crisp documents that can be text searched and enlarged
without loss of quality.

* PDF engine supports full set of advanced features including, compression,
encryption, TrueType fonts, font embedding, font sub-setting,
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* All standard and custom controls are exported, WITHOUT the need for
extra coding on your part.

* Excel and all spreadsheet engines support intelligent cell formatting
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Girish Patil
Gnostice Information Technologies www.gnostice.com
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