I hope this will help Bernd, you can set the pdf folder in the registry. It works for me. The regedit is not permanent so you may have to set it every time. I did read that an * will set the folder.
Option Explicit
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' The function to call is RunReportAsPDF
'
' It requires 2 parameters: the Access Report to run
' the PDF file name
'
' Enjoy!
'
' Eric Provencher
'===========================================================
Private Declare Sub CopyMemory Lib "kernel32" _
Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (dest As Any, _
source As Any, _
ByVal numBytes As Long)
Private 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
Private Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
Private 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
Private Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" _
Alias "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, _
ByVal lpValueName As String, _
ByVal lpReserved As Long, _
lpType As Long, _
lpData As Any, _
lpcbData As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegSetValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" _
Alias "RegSetValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, _
ByVal lpValueName As String, _
ByVal Reserved As Long, _
ByVal dwType As Long, _
lpData As Any, _
ByVal cbData As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function apiFindExecutable Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "FindExecutableA" (ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
ByVal lpResult As String) As Long
Const REG_SZ = 1
Const REG_EXPAND_SZ = 2
Const REG_BINARY = 3
Const REG_DWORD = 4
Const REG_MULTI_SZ = 7
Const ERROR_MORE_DATA = 234
Public Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000
Public Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
Public Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Public Const KEY_ALL_ACCESS = &H3F
Public Const REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE = 0
Const KEY_READ = &H20019 ' ((READ_CONTROL Or KEY_QUERY_VALUE Or
' KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS Or KEY_NOTIFY) And (Not
' SYNCHRONIZE))
Const KEY_WRITE = &H20006 '((STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE Or KEY_SET_VALUE Or
' KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY) And (Not SYNCHRONIZE))
Sub PdfStartFolder()
RunReportAsPDF "", ThisDrawing.Path
End Sub
Public Function RunReportAsPDF(prmRptName As String, _
prmPdfName As String) As Boolean
' Returns TRUE if a PDF file has been created
Dim AdobeDevice As String
Dim strDefaultPrinter As String
Dim strPrinter As String
'Find the Acrobat PDF device
AdobeDevice = GetRegistryValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, _
"Software\Microsoft\WIndows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices", _
"Adobe PDF")
If AdobeDevice = "" Then '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
AdobeDevice = GetRegistryValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, _
"Software\Microsoft\WIndows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices", _
"Acrobat Distiller")
End If ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'LastPdfPortFolder - acad.exe 'current reg entry
If AdobeDevice = "" Then ' The device was not found
MsgBox "You must install Acrobat Writer before using this feature"
RunReportAsPDF = False
Exit Function
End If
' get current default printer.
'''strDefaultPrinter = Application.Printer.DeviceName
strPrinter = GetPrinter
'Create the Registry Key where Acrobat looks for a file name
CreateNewRegistryKey HKEY_CURRENT_USER, _
"Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\PrinterJobControl"
'Put the output filename where Acrobat could find it
SetRegistryValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, _
"Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\PrinterJobControl", _
"LastPdfPortFolder - acad.exe", prmPdfName
On Error GoTo Err_handler
'ThisDrawing.Plot
'While Len(Dir(prmPdfName)) = 0 ' Wait for the PDF to actually exist
'DoEvents
'Wend
RunReportAsPDF = True ' Mission accomplished!
Normal_Exit:
On Error GoTo 0
Exit Function
Err_handler:
If Err.Number = 2501 Then ' The report did not run properly (ex NO DATA)
RunReportAsPDF = False
Resume Normal_Exit
Else
RunReportAsPDF = False ' The report did not run properly (anything else!)
MsgBox "Unexpected error #" & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description
Resume Normal_Exit
End If
End Function
Public Function Find_Exe_Name(prmFile As String, _
prmDir As String) As String
Dim Return_Code As Long
Dim Return_Value As String
Return_Value = Space(260)
Return_Code = apiFindExecutable(prmFile, prmDir, Return_Value)
If Return_Code > 32 Then
Find_Exe_Name = Return_Value
Else
Find_Exe_Name = "Error: File Not Found"
End If
End Function
Public Sub CreateNewRegistryKey(prmPredefKey As Long, _
prmNewKey As String)
' Example #1: CreateNewRegistryKey HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "TestKey"
'
' Create a key called TestKey immediately under HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
'
' Example #2: CreateNewRegistryKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "TestKey\SubKey1\SubKey2"
'
' Creates three-nested keys beginning with TestKey immediately under
' HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SubKey1 subordinate to TestKey, and SubKey3 under SubKey2.
'
Dim hNewKey As Long 'handle to the new key
Dim lRetVal As Long 'result of the RegCreateKeyEx function
lRetVal = RegOpenKeyEx(prmPredefKey, prmNewKey, 0, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, hNewKey)
If lRetVal <> 5 Then
lRetVal = RegCreateKeyEx(prmPredefKey, prmNewKey, 0&, _
vbNullString, REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE, _
KEY_ALL_ACCESS, 0&, hNewKey, lRetVal)
End If
RegCloseKey (hNewKey)
End Sub
Function GetRegistryValue(ByVal hKey As Long, _
ByVal KeyName As String, _
ByVal ValueName As String, _
Optional DefaultValue As Variant) As Variant
Dim handle As Long
Dim resLong As Long
Dim resString As String
Dim resBinary() As Byte
Dim Length As Long
Dim retval As Long
Dim valueType As Long
' Read a Registry value
'
' Use KeyName = "" for the default value
' If the value isn't there, it returns the DefaultValue
' argument, or Empty if the argument has been omitted
'
' Supports DWORD, REG_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ, REG_BINARY and REG_MULTI_SZ
' REG_MULTI_SZ values are returned as a null-delimited stream of strings
' (VB6 users can use SPlit to convert to an array of string)
' Prepare the default result
GetRegistryValue = IIf(IsMissing(DefaultValue), Empty, DefaultValue)
' Open the key, exit if not found.
If RegOpenKeyEx(hKey, KeyName, 0, KEY_READ, handle) Then
Exit Function
End If
' prepare a 1K receiving resBinary
Length = 1024
ReDim resBinary(0 To Length - 1) As Byte
' read the registry key
retval = RegQueryValueEx(handle, ValueName, 0, valueType, resBinary(0), Length)
' if resBinary was too small, try again
If retval = ERROR_MORE_DATA Then
' enlarge the resBinary, and read the value again
ReDim resBinary(0 To Length - 1) As Byte
retval = RegQueryValueEx(handle, ValueName, 0, valueType, resBinary(0), _
Length)
End If
' return a value corresponding to the value type
Select Case valueType
Case REG_DWORD
CopyMemory resLong, resBinary(0), 4
GetRegistryValue = resLong
Case REG_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ
' copy everything but the trailing null char
resString = Space$(Length - 1)
CopyMemory ByVal resString, resBinary(0), Length - 1
GetRegistryValue = resString
Case REG_BINARY
' resize the result resBinary
If Length <> UBound(resBinary) + 1 Then
ReDim Preserve resBinary(0 To Length - 1) As Byte
End If
GetRegistryValue = resBinary()
Case REG_MULTI_SZ
' copy everything but the 2 trailing null chars
resString = Space$(Length - 2)
CopyMemory ByVal resString, resBinary(0), Length - 2
GetRegistryValue = resString
Case Else
GetRegistryValue = ""
' RegCloseKey handle
' Err.Raise 1001, , "Unsupported value type"
End Select
RegCloseKey handle ' close the registry key
End Function
Function SetRegistryValue(ByVal hKey As Long, _
ByVal KeyName As String, _
ByVal ValueName As String, _
Value As Variant) As Boolean
' Write or Create a Registry value
' returns True if successful
'
' Use KeyName = "" for the default value
'
' Value can be an integer value (REG_DWORD), a string (REG_SZ)
' or an array of binary (REG_BINARY). Raises an error otherwise.
Dim handle As Long
Dim lngValue As Long
Dim strValue As String
Dim binValue() As Byte
Dim byteValue As Byte
Dim Length As Long
Dim retval As Long
' Open the key, exit if not found
If RegOpenKeyEx(hKey, KeyName, 0, KEY_WRITE, handle) Then
Exit Function
End If
' three cases, according to the data type in Value
Select Case VarType(Value)
Case vbInteger, vbLong
lngValue = Value
retval = RegSetValueEx(handle, ValueName, 0, REG_DWORD, lngValue, 4)
Case vbString
strValue = Value
retval = RegSetValueEx(handle, ValueName, 0, REG_SZ, ByVal strValue, Len(strValue))
Case vbArray
binValue = Value
Length = UBound(binValue) - LBound(binValue) + 1
retval = RegSetValueEx(handle, ValueName, 0, REG_BINARY, binValue(LBound(binValue)), Length)
Case vbByte
byteValue = Value
Length = 1
retval = RegSetValueEx(handle, ValueName, 0, REG_BINARY, byteValue, Length)
Case Else
RegCloseKey handle
Err.Raise 1001, , "Unsupported value type"
End Select
RegCloseKey handle ' Close the key and signal success
SetRegistryValue = (retval = 0) ' signal success if the value was written correctly
End Function
Function GetPrinter() As String
Dim oLayout As AcadLayout
Dim oLayouts As AcadLayouts
Dim plotDevices As Variant
Dim i As Integer
ThisDrawing.ActiveSpace = acPaperSpace
Set oLayouts = ThisDrawing.Layouts
Set oLayout = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout
plotDevices = oLayout.GetPlotDeviceNames()
For i = LBound(plotDevices) To UBound(plotDevices)
'Debug.Print plotDevices(i)
If plotDevices(i) = "Adobe PDF" Then
GetPrinter = "Adobe PDF"
Exit For
End If
If plotDevices(i) = "Acrobat Distiller" Then
GetPrinter = "Acrobat Distiller"
Exit For
End If
Next
End Function
Sub SetPdfStartFolder()
Dim PdfFolderName As String
PdfFolderName = ThisDrawing.Path
'Create the Registry Key where Acrobat looks for a file name
CreateNewRegistryKey HKEY_CURRENT_USER, _
"Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\PrinterJobControl"
'Put the output filename where Acrobat could find it
SetRegistryValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, _
"Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\PrinterJobControl", _
"LastPdfPortFolder - acad.exe", PdfFolderName
End Sub
