Here is some code that I have adapted slightly. It allows a report to be printed to a specific location.
It works by calling SaveReportAsPDF and specifying the access report name, and the root directory to which the filename should be saved. The routine adjusts registry values to achieve its aim.
Now, it works, but not quite as I would like it. I originally thought that I would be able to adjust a registry key (such as AdobePDFOutputF older) and it would then be a simple case of printing. That didn't seem to work, and so I played around with various options until I came up with the following solution.
When I looked at the registry key at the following registry route:
I saw the following entries:
At the time, printing to Adobe PDF printed automatically to the key named at "4" (the Z: drive). I therefore realized that by adjusting the "4" key, I could change the location of the printing. Hence the line in the code below:
This was fine, but if I then manually changed the Adobe PDF print directory (via the Printers and Faxes folder, for instance), a 5th registry was then added. This then became the "live" Adobe printer key. For the code to work, I then needed to change the line in the code to:
reflecting the new entry in the registry, which was the "live" entry.
So...Is there a way to adjust the registry key in a clean way, so that the PDF output folder is changed directly, and is not affected by manual changes?
*** Here is the complete code: ***
It works by calling SaveReportAsPDF and specifying the access report name, and the root directory to which the filename should be saved. The routine adjusts registry values to achieve its aim.
Now, it works, but not quite as I would like it. I originally thought that I would be able to adjust a registry key (such as AdobePDFOutputF older) and it would then be a simple case of printing. That didn't seem to work, and so I played around with various options until I came up with the following solution.
When I looked at the registry key at the following registry route:
Code:
Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\8.0\AdobePDFOutputFolder
Code:
Name, Type, Data (Default), REG_DWORD, 0x0000004(4) 2, REG_SZ, C:Documents and Settings\Desktop 3, REG_SZ, S: 4, REG_SZ, Z:
Code:
' ### Set the PDF Output folder ###
SetKeyValue "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\8.0\AdobePDFOutputFolder", "4", strPath, REG_SZ
Code:
' ### Set the PDF Output folder ###
SetKeyValue "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\8.0\AdobePDFOutputFolder", "5", strPath, REG_SZ
So...Is there a way to adjust the registry key in a clean way, so that the PDF output folder is changed directly, and is not affected by manual changes?
*** Here is the complete code: ***
Code:
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
'**********************************************************
Public Const REG_SZ As Long = 1
Public Const REG_DWORD As Long = 4
Public Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000
Public Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
Public Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Public Const HKEY_USERS = &H80000003
Public Const ERROR_NONE = 0
Public Const ERROR_BADDB = 1
Public Const ERROR_BADKEY = 2
Public Const ERROR_CANTOPEN = 3
Public Const ERROR_CANTREAD = 4
Public Const ERROR_CANTWRITE = 5
Public Const ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY = 6
Public Const ERROR_ARENA_TRASHED = 7
Public Const ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED = 8
Public Const ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETERS = 87
Public Const ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS = 259
Public Const KEY_QUERY_VALUE = &H1
Public Const KEY_SET_VALUE = &H2
Public Const KEY_ALL_ACCESS = &H3F
Public Const REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE = 0
Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" _
(ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegCreateKeyEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegCreateKeyExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, _
ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal lpClass As String, ByVal dwOptions _
As Long, ByVal samDesired As Long, ByVal lpSecurityAttributes _
As Long, phkResult As Long, lpdwDisposition As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegOpenKeyEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegOpenKeyExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, _
ByVal ulOptions As Long, ByVal samDesired As Long, phkResult As _
Long) As Long
Declare Function RegQueryValueExString Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As _
String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, ByVal lpData _
As String, lpcbData As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegQueryValueExLong Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As _
String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, lpData As _
Long, lpcbData As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegQueryValueExNULL Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As _
String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, ByVal lpData _
As Long, lpcbData As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegSetValueExString Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegSetValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, _
ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal dwType As Long, ByVal lpValue As _
String, ByVal cbData As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegSetValueExLong Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"RegSetValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, _
ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal dwType As Long, lpValue As Long, _
ByVal cbData As Long) As Long
'**********************************************************
Public Sub SaveReportAsPDF(strReportName As String, strPath As String)
Dim strOldDefault As String
' ### Set the default printer ###
strOldDefault = QueryKey("Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", "Device")
' ### Change the default printer to Adobe ###
SetKeyValue "Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", "Device", "Adobe PDF", REG_SZ
' --- This is the part of the code that is not ideal ---
' ### Set the PDF Output folder ###
SetKeyValue "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\8.0\AdobePDFOutputFolder", "4", strPath, REG_SZ
' ### Print the Report ###
DoCmd.OpenReport strReportName
' ### Set the Printer back to the default ###
SetKeyValue "Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows", "Device", strOldDefault, REG_SZ
End Sub
Public Function SetValueEx(ByVal hKey As Long, sValueName As String, _
lType As Long, vValue As Variant) As Long
Dim lValue As Long
Dim sValue As String
Select Case lType
Case REG_SZ
sValue = vValue & Chr$(0)
SetValueEx = RegSetValueExString(hKey, sValueName, 0&, _
lType, sValue, Len(sValue))
Case REG_DWORD
lValue = vValue
SetValueEx = RegSetValueExLong(hKey, sValueName, 0&, _
lType, lValue, 4)
End Select
End Function
Function QueryValueEx(ByVal lhKey As Long, ByVal szValueName As _
String, vValue As Variant) As Long
Dim cch As Long
Dim lrc As Long
Dim lType As Long
Dim lValue As Long
Dim sValue As String
On Error GoTo QueryValueExError
' Determine the size and type of data to be read
lrc = RegQueryValueExNULL(lhKey, szValueName, 0&, lType, 0&, cch)
If lrc <> ERROR_NONE Then Error 5
Select Case lType
' For strings
Case REG_SZ:
sValue = String(cch, 0)
lrc = RegQueryValueExString(lhKey, szValueName, 0&, lType, _
sValue, cch)
If lrc = ERROR_NONE Then
vValue = Left$(sValue, cch - 1)
Else
vValue = Empty
End If
' For DWORDS
Case REG_DWORD:
lrc = RegQueryValueExLong(lhKey, szValueName, 0&, lType, _
lValue, cch)
If lrc = ERROR_NONE Then vValue = lValue
Case Else
'all other data types not supported
lrc = -1
End Select
QueryValueExExit:
QueryValueEx = lrc
Exit Function
QueryValueExError:
Resume QueryValueExExit
End Function
Public Function CreateNewKey(sNewKeyName As String, lPredefinedKey As Long)
Dim hNewKey As Long ' Handle to the new key
Dim lRetVal As Long ' Result of the RegCreateKeyEx function
lRetVal = RegCreateKeyEx(lPredefinedKey, sNewKeyName, 0&, vbNullString, REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE, _
KEY_ALL_ACCESS, 0&, hNewKey, lRetVal)
RegCloseKey (hNewKey)
End Function
Public Function SetKeyValue(sKeyName As String, sValueName As String, vValueSetting As Variant, lValueType As Long)
Dim lRetVal As Long ' Result of the SetValueEx function
Dim hKey As Long ' Handle of open key
' Open the specified key
lRetVal = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, sKeyName, 0, KEY_SET_VALUE, hKey)
lRetVal = SetValueEx(hKey, sValueName, lValueType, vValueSetting)
RegCloseKey (hKey)
End Function
Public Function QueryKey(sKeyName As String, sValueName As String)
Dim lRetVal As Long ' Result of the API functions
Dim hKey As Long ' Handle of opened key
Dim vValue As Variant ' Setting of queried value
lRetVal = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, sKeyName, 0, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, hKey)
lRetVal = QueryValueEx(hKey, sValueName, vValue)
QueryKey = vValue
RegCloseKey (hKey)
End Function
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