I use mergefile print and @sendmail to create and E-mail many documents. This works well, however I have some incredible output files like invoices that were created using print string commands, but now have the need to capture these documents for future review or to use as attachments to emails.

Is there any method I can use to capture this output for review or attaching to emails? The only thing I come up with on my own is using alternatedefaltprinter( ) and printing to a pdf driver. My problem is I have not found one that gives me a method of passing the directory and filename without user intervention. Is there a command or technique I am overlooking or does anyone know of a pdf driver that uses an ini file for path and file name so I can use my sbasic file I/O commands to alter the  ini file each time I use it.

All thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Hello Robert,

If you are e-mailing it using the same routine, then you'd probably want to use @Shell() rather than @ASynchShell() as you'll need the Sbasic to pause until the file is in the right place to be e-mailed.

The Move command can be used to both move the PDF and rename it. So if you know the name you can just @Shell the Move command and not have to worry about a batch file.

-Ray

Hello Robert

It would be something like...

vSuccess = @Shell("MOVE " + @chr(34) + "c:\Sesame\CT1prntstrg\invoutput.pdf" + @chr(34) + " " + @chr(34) + "c:\sesame\ct1\invimg\" + VariableName + @chr(34)) 

-Ray

You're missing a double quote after pdf.

For future reference, check out this free utility:

Using OmniFormat creates folders that automatically convert source files into PDF documents for anything sent to that folder.  Can use redirection, print file, drag/drop, image files, text files, Word Documents, etc..

Specifics at http://www.omniformat.com

Caution, original source file will be deleted after conversion.  Not a problem if you know about it.