Oct 01, 2014 Also - if running as an administrator solves the problem then manually modifying the permissions - you need to right click on the Quickbooks PDF Converter Printer icon and scroll half way down to Printer Properties (NOT Properties that is right down the bottom), you should see Printer Preferences with Printer Properties underneath it - once you.
OK,Does any one have any idea how to fix this!!!Every time I think I have found a work around, It pops up again!Is it a problem with A5 or with the Amyuni PDF driver, I have emailed them and am awaiting a reply.Its driving me nuts, I just need to dump a report out as a PDF and its proving imposable.Have Alpha recognized it as a prob, or is it one of those obscure things that only a few of us have come across.Hate to say it, but V7 is proving to be one of the least pleasant versions of A5 I have ever used! Hi,Just Generating a very simple report.Well its a procedure I have done many times, but taking it from the topA button on a form, with an ' On Push' eventEvent created with the GenieSave Layout to a fileOn the options tab of this, I choose Adobe acrobat as the type, I give it a file name, and I have open with an associated application ticked.There is a filter, that consists ofdelflag=.f. (I have tried it with no filter at all, no difference)The report is based on a 1 to 1 set.I have managed to print it directly to a printer fine, but It will NOT preview or save as a file. Hi Tom,Here is a few scenarios,I have old apps working nicely in A5v5 that have reports that either do or don't work in A5v7 (because of the -30 error).I have created new apps exclusively in A5v7, and sometimes the reports created are fine, other times they generate the -30 error.On this occasion I created a bunch of reports in v7, 2 out of the 5 reports generate the error. Opening the same application in v5, and the reports run fine and save the pdf output file.Its irritating! I love Alpha, but I think Im gonna need a councilor soon:(!!
Chris,The print driver for the 'File Save As' feature in Alpha Five comes from a 3rd party source. The driver in A5v7 is an upgraded version and of course is different from the driver A5v5 uses.When A5v7 installs correctly, you should wind up with an 'Alpha Five Printer' listed in your printers folder of the Windows control panel. I'm sure it's there, otherwise none of your PDF's would be created using A5v7, but you might want to check it.This thread seems to be discussing a different issue, involving reports that include objects where the designer has specified a percentage 'fill' style, instead of 'solid' in order to achieve a particular effect. Since some of your reports work and others don't I thought I'd mention it in case you're also not using 'solid fill' on all objects.
Here's the thread:- tom. Hi Tom and Aaron,Thanks for your help so far.Printer drivers are all installed OK, sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt, and have tried it on multiple PC's.Have removed and reinstalled the software also.I will check out the thread you mentioned, I havent used any shaded boxes as such on the report, but I did use text set to 80% grey, perhaps I should try changing it all to Arial Black (its Trebuchet 80% at the moment)I am attaching a test for you, dumped the entire data set down (3.6mb zipped) and cleaned out the names etc. There is a test form with a button that creates a pdf file.I have also included the pdf report to show you what it should look like.I created the PDF in A5V5, the button works fine in that version! And shows that whateve is happening, it can't be a simple logic issue with the report (I know the two versions use different PDF creation drivers)Hope this helps, I would love to nail this!
This is the reply I had from the amyuni, not much help unfortunatly, but atleast they recognised the '-30' error. A5v7 must be recognised by the driver as it works some of the time!.Hello,The version of the PDF Converter installed on your system is a special developer's version of our product which has been configured to function only within the software package which installed it. In your situation, it looks like the PDF Converter was bundled with software package from Alphasoftware.This developer version of our product is not designed to function as general PDF printer driver and offers little to no printer configuration options. Chris, a couple of quick things jump out at me.1) All of your objects in your report layout use a fill style of 'transparent'. The PDF driver with A5v7 has had big problems when the fill style is not 'solid'. Check the properties of your field objects, by examining the Border tab of each.2) Your layout defines a group break on a field that is empty in over 20,000 records. I don't know that YEAR(YourDateField) is reliable as a group break expression if the 'Yourdatefield' value is null.3) The field your script uses to initially filter the table also contains a huge number of empty fields.
In this case it may not be significant because the field is logical, and I think (?) Alpha will evaluate a null logical as false. But I don't know for sure.
Instead of delflag =.f., I'd probably do delflag.T., since a huge number of your records have empty delflag fields.If it were me:a) I'd change the fill style for all objects in the layoutb) I'd populate all empty fields in columns used to filter or group the output.If necessary, I'd copy the desired records to a temp table and base the report on that.- tom. Thanks for looking tom,I take it that you had exactly the same result when you tried to run the report?
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Chris,I hope you'll report the issues you are hitting so the r & d folks at Alpha Software will be apprised. If you submit an example database, with instructions for them to follow to see the problem, you'll significantly increase the prospects for getting a fix released in a patch. This takes a bit of work, but helps everyone.In this particular case the upgraded PDF driver may be the issue.
If so, there's little that Alpha may be able to do. The work around I'd use in that event would be to preprocess the report totals using a script and then dump them to a temporary table for reporting. It's also possible that there's some sort of obscure timing issue going on. Your report requires significant preprocessing. Perhaps that work is still going on when Alpha Five tries to dump the results to the PDF driver? This is a guess but if Alpha tries to call the PDF driver to render the report prematurely, I can imagine an error would be thrown.
It might also account for why it works sometimes and not others. If less preprocessing is needed, perhaps the timing isn't thrown off.- tom. I know that this is kind of an old thread, and the problem with getting the message 'Printer Not Activated - Error Code -30' has been addressed in many previous forum posts, but I've yet to find a solution.I've just installed the lastest version of A5/V7 (41303033) on a brand new server running Windows Server 2003 - Standard Edition - SP1, and everything works fine expect the 'Save As PDF' command.
As soon as you try to save as a PDF, that familiar message pops up saying that the printer is not activated.In looking at the properties of the print driver itself, there is a place to enter a user code and activation number, but I think that is only used when the Amyuni PDF writer package has been purchased, and you can actually 'Print' to PDF. Since A5 is only using the 'print driver' as a means of getting to the 'Save As' command, I wouldn't thing that the 'activation' would be required. Still, that message pops up whenever we try to save to PDF.-I did find this message in the Release Notes section of 'About Alpha Five:'Alpha Five V7 4035-3027 - Apr-28-2006BugsPDF Printing - If you saved a report as a PDF file, if the report did extensive pre-calculations, Alpha Five would report an error 'Printer not activated, error code -30'. This has now been fixed.-It would seem that the problem had been resolved some time ago, and since the version I just installed is the latest version, I shouldn't be getting this message. Plus, these reports that I'm trying to save to PDF are not complicated, have no complex calculations in them, and the same behavior exists when using the sample AlphaSports application.I'm just wondering if anyone has found a solution to this problem?(Note: This is not related to a similar post by me regarding the problem of installing the PDF drivers in Windows Server 2003 x64 Operating Systems).
You know the tech giant Microsoft starts native support of PDF in Windows 10 for printing purpose. In order to get the best result, Print to PDF is kept as default using the built setting of the operating system. But sometimes it doesn’t perform good and creates the mess like the error you’re getting. How to Fix Printer Not Activated Error Code 30 in Windows 10 Set the Printer you are using as DefaultTo fix Printer Not Activated Error Code 30 in Windows 10 Modify the Default setting of the Printer and employ the one you’re using replacing “Print to PDF”. Follow the steps to do the same –Step 1 – Click Win+I altogether then select Devices from Settings application.Step 2 – Choose Printer & scanner from the left pane and ensure that the option “Let Windows manage my default printer” is unchecked in the corresponding right pane.
If not, then uncheck it.Step 3 – Now locate the Printer you are ready to make default and click on it. Once it expands, choose Manage option.Step 4 – Manage your device page will appear displaying the particular printer. Select Set as Default.Now hopefully you will not find Printer Not Activated Error Code 30 after starting the job. Install Printer Software in safe modeOften, the manufacturer provided software causes the issue like Printer Not Activated Error Code 30 in Windows 10. So uninstall and then reinstall the same. If it doesn’t work then possibly it is creating conflicts with other applications or devices drivers running on the system. A PC in safe mode disables all these moreover loads only the elementary programs.
Hence, uninstall the built-in application of the Printer and reboot your computer into safe mode. This is quite easy –Step 1 – Hold the Shift key down by continuously pressing it. Along with click on Start from the taskbar, then Power icon and select Restart.Step 2 – Once the PC goes into safe mode, install the application of the. Now start the Print job then check if the problem is resolved. Once you are satisfied with the performance, and enjoy. Add Microsoft PDF PrinterDespite you are not getting the required result then the Windows 10 built-in Printer may solve the trouble.
Possibly Microsoft PDF Printer is not working properly and the system is unable to recognize it. So navigate to Devices section furthermore confirm if it exists in the list. When Microsoft Print to PDF is not available then manually add it with the help of steps below. Note – If it exists then remove and add then reinstall.Step 1 – Navigate to the path – Settings = Devices = Printer & scanner = Microsoft Print to PDF = Remove = Yes.Step 2 – Click on Add a printer or scanner. Select, which you get just below the Refresh icon a few moments later.Step 3 – Add printer dialog will appear on the screen, check the last option – Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings. Choose Next.Step 4 – Press the dropdown ahead to “Use an existing port”, pick LPT1: (Printer port) and strike on “Next”.Step 6 – You view 2 boxes in the Install printer driver section.
Scroll down in the first column under Manufacturer furthermore select Microsoft. In the second column, all printers associated with Microsoft will be loaded instantly. So jump to the other side, choose Microsoft Print to PDF and click Next.Step 7 – On the subsequent window, check the round cell just prior to Use the driver that is currently installed (recommended) then press “ Next”.Step 8 – Leave the name Microsoft Print to PDF as it’s, then pick the Next button.Step 9 – You can check that your Printer is performing appropriately by pressing Print a test page. Now make sure that the box against Set as the default printer is checked and finally click Finish. Closing NoteBuoyantly the ways will help you to Fix Printer not activated error code 30 in Windows 10. Remember to have an up-to-date-driver software before starting to follow these methods. These ways are applicable to the printers of all the manufacturers so fix yours and cheer up.