Generate PDF file from document, using NOMAD

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Domino/Notes Version: V14
Add-on Product (if appropriate, e.g. Verse / Traveler / Nomad / Domino REST API): Nomad
Its Version: 1.0.17
Operating System: Windows Server 2019
Client (Notes, Nomad Web, Nomad Mobile, Android/iOS, browser version): Notes, Nomad Web

Problem/Query: Hi all,

the need is to generate programmatically (agent that runs on server) a PDF file from a specific Notes document. Here some details: we have a Domino application that, if required by the user, produces a Notes document which is then sent to a printer profile previously set within the application PDFCreator. The profile is such that the PDF produced is also positioned in a defined network position (a folder in a different server). Things have worked for years, perfectly, using the Notes Client. Now we are using Nomad instead of Notes. We had to modify many components in many applications (where OLE was used for example) and managed to overcome many issues. Now we are facing the problem that Nomad does not allow the interaction with PDFCreator. I’ve found many ideas on producing the PDF using WkHTMLtoPDF, for example, or other solutions that I am finding hard to implement, so I’m very confused on which approach is the best. Have you ever come across this problem? Any suggestions?

Thank you for your time.

Pierpaolo

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Here is some ideas

  1. if you have a PDF creator agent that works on an ordinary client try runing the agent on the server instead of int he client context. Send a document with id:s that it should act on to the server.

2. If the software is a client based software. Can the software be triggered from an agent on the server and the software runs on the server produces PDF files and a server agent picks them up from the server.

  1. Look at a online service that does this, i.e https://pdfbolt.com/html-to-pdf-api, https://pdfendpoint.com/

/Fredrik
https://xpagedeveloper.com

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Firstly, it would be best if HCl allowed documents to be saved as PDF files directly in LotusScript. The relevant idea is here (please vote to support this):

Secondly, regarding your question. It should be possible to work with PDFCreator from Nomad using the COM Helper add-on (chrome plugin). However, my tests have failed so far. I got error when the call:

PDFCreatorQueue.Initialize();

WindowsError(Error { code: HRESULT(0x80020009), message: “Došlo k výjimce.” }):

which would suggest that the error lies with PDFCreator, but it is possible that it will not be able to adapt to the “environment”…

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It is a commercial product, but works in Nomad and Notes classic or server side Domino.