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PDFX via APEX print "demo mode" #29236 17 Mar 15 05:02 PM
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Hi,
Is there any option to allow generating PDF-X documents from APEX and remove the Demo logos in the corners?

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Re: PDFX via APEX print "demo mode" #29237 17 Mar 15 05:08 PM
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Sure, just license PDFX!

Are you saying that it's licensed but you're still getting the demo logos? In that case, are you sure you installed the PDF-XChange 3.0 driver? Our license doesn't work for the version 4 driver or the PDF-XChange Printer 2012 (version 5) driver.

Although by coincidence, for the last few days I've been working on trying to implement the interface for the new driver. (Unfortunately, it's a completely different design, so it's taking a lot of redesign/re-coding. Hopefully the effort will be worth it!)

Another possibility is that you're trying to use a shared network printer - the PDF-X drivers don't support that (because the company licenses the retail copies by the user/workstation).

Re: PDFX via APEX print "demo mode" #29238 17 Mar 15 05:29 PM
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If I generate the PDF directly to the PDF-X printer from an A-Shell program, the Demo logos are not displayed but, instead, if I send the report, first, to APEX and, from there, click in the print button and choose the PDF-X printer, the Demo logos are displayed.


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Re: PDFX via APEX print "demo mode" #29239 17 Mar 15 06:22 PM
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That's not the way it should be!

To simplify debugging, make sure you have the Preview Preferences Window State option set to "Force main window to wait". Then open the debug message window and activate the LP and GDIPRT traces. Print the file to APEX, then select the PDF-XChange 3.0 driver and print from there.

You'll get a lot of traces, but the ones of interest are here:

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134 16:16:46 <PRINT> DEVMODE Device:PDF-XChange 3.0, Ver:848, Size:220, Extra:7844, bin=0, duplex=1, paper=1, orient=1, copies=1, dmFields=0x10c13
138 16:16:46 <PRINT> Check pdfx license: 0
In particular that last one indicates that the PDFX license check was ok (0 = ok). If there is an error (which presumably there is), it might give us a clue as to what the error is.

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Oh! Apologize, I forgot to mention one detail that, probably, will make all the difference.
This happens when I print an xtree using CTRL+P so, I'm not generating the report but, XTREE embedded print is.
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Re: PDFX via APEX print "demo mode" #29241 17 Mar 15 08:05 PM
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Ahhh.... yes, I see the problem. The question is whether it is possible to somehow communicate to XTREE the license for PDF-X. (It's doubtful, but let me investigate. Normally A-Shell passes your license for PDF-X to the driver in the stream of data sent to the driver, but in this case, the XTREE control is handling the printing internally.)

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There's actually some possibly good news on the horizon here. The XTREE control supplier is willing to add a hook to allow us to communicate with the driver prior to the print operation taking place. But there are some logistical and other issues yet to be negotiated. But there's a good chance we can resolve this within 2-3 weeks.

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That's good news but, if it becomes too difficult to negotiate, it's not a drama because they can always use another PDF viewer, it's only more elegant.
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