How to Use Bullzip PDF Creator Software for PDF Generation in VFP

As a FoxPro programmer, you may have encountered the need to generate PDFs from your application. One popular tool that can help with this task is the BullZip PDF Printer software. In this article, we will explore how to use BullZip PDF Creator software to generate PDFs and read them into a string in VFP.

After trying various approaches, I unfortunately found that the software driver does not provide the functionality of generating a PDF directly to file from within the VFP 'REPORT TO FILE' option. However, with some trial and error, I was able to develop a solution that works. The key is to use the BullZip PDF Printer as an intermediate step, which allows us to generate a high-quality PDF.

Here is my code snippet:

The code above generates the report to the BullZip PDF printer and then uses a DO WHILE loop to wait for approximately 4 seconds after the report is generated. This ensures that the PDF file is fully created before attempting to open it.

The good news is that this solution works well and produces high-quality PDFs. The only downside is that it took me about 10 hours of searching to find the right information on how to format the various input flags and get everything working in a programmatic fashion.

If you're interested in trying out BullZip PDF Creator software for yourself, you can download it for free from this link . Please note that this is the free version with limited options, but it still provides all the necessary functionality to generate high-quality PDFs. If you need more advanced features, you may want to consider the professional bioPDF software system.

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