TN IT364 Saving Intouch windows in runtime
Description
This article from InSource shows you how to save an InTouch window in runtime as a pdf.
- Author: Chris Cleope
- Published: 12/16/19
- Applies to: All version of Intouch
Details
You can refer to "How to print a InTouch window" to get the custom script to get this to work.
SetWindowPrinter( PrinterName );
PrintWindow( Window, Left, Top, Width, Height, Options );
- Create a button with an action script: (This way will only work with Windows 10 as the Print to PDF is already installed on the machine by default.
SetWindowPrinter( "Microsoft Print to PDF" );
PrintWindow( "Test 2_bak", 1,1, 5, 5, 1 );
- On other operating systems, the same script can be used but you would need to download a PDF writer.
SetWindowPrinter( "CutePDF Writer" );
PrintWindow( "TEst 2_bak", 1,1, 5, 5, 1 );
You can download a free one here called CutePDF writer: https://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
This allows you to print as a PDF on other machines that are not on Windows 10.
Save as a CutePDF example:
Save on a windows 10 machine:
You will need a 3rd party PDF program to open this. (Adobe reader, etc...)
End result: