[mapguide-users] Re: Save the maps in a vectorized format like in a pdf file, for later viewing or printing ?

[SteveS]

i've gotten Nick's technique to work about 90% of the way. From his earlier
post:

1.Using the functionality of the Plot as DWF task from the samples I
generate the dwf file with the current state of the map.
 
2. I save the generated dwf file on the server in a temporary folder.
 
3.Install Autodesk Design Review (to interpret the dwf files) and PDFCreator
(to generate the pdf file)(free software) on the server.
 
4.In PDFCreator open the options tab and mark the following  :
   General Settings -->  No confirm message switching PDFCreator temporarily
as default printer
   Auto-save : Use Auto-save (this is required if you want to use PDFCreator
from command line and don't want any messages to pop out)
  [ For other functionality needs please feel free to read the documentation
of PDFCreator or use something similiar to PDFCreator ]
 
5.Using PDFCreator  in command line it can generate from the dwf file a pdf
file containing the map in vector format.
   The command I use is : path to PDFCreator.exe /PF"path to dwf file"
/NoStart 
   (This is possible because PDFCreator switches temporarily as default
printer and from the PDFCreator documentation the PF parameter does :
    "Print a file with the standard program linking with the extension of
the file. In general, this option is useful in connection with Auto-Save
mode." )


The trouble with this approach is that PDFCreator opens Autodesk Design
Review to the desktop to generate the PDF. IIS cannot run processes that do
that, only jobs that run as a service in the backround.

Did anyone else try this with any success? 

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