hmRep_Print To Blob ( Area ; Blob) → result

Introduced in v20.0, Preemptive: yes

Parameter	Type	In/Out	Description
Area	Longint	→	hmReports area
Blob	Blob	←	Blob containing the PDF
Result	Longint	←	1 = successful, 0 = nothing was printed

Description

The command hmRep_Print To Blob prints the current report into a PDF which is stored in the blob parameter. This uses the internal PDF rendering engine. You don’t need to call hmRep_SET PRINT OPTION to set the destination to PDF and/or the rendering engine!

This command works on Windows only.

Example

The following example prints a reports and checks for errors:

var $vl_result; $vl_error; $vl_area : Integer
var $vx_blob : Blob

$vl_result:=hmRep_Print To Blob($vl_area; $vx_blob)
$vl_error:=hmRep_Get Last Error($vl_area)

If ($vl_error#0)
    ALERT("Printing error: "+String($vl_error))
End if