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PDFX not working with 7.0.1757.5 #37344 24 May 24 05:50 PM
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As the subject states, we're seeing PDFx generating a blank page. When it works the PDF should have 2 pages.

Typically, for our applications the PDF is saved to C:\Users\**\ate_files\name.pdf without additional user prompts. When it fails there's a prompt with a "Save As" dialog with C:\ATE\Cache as the current directory. This is a PDFX dialog as you can see the PDFX icon on the taskbar while the "Save As" dialog is visible.

Here's a table of EL7/ATE versions.

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| Centos EL7 | ATE        | Status |
| ---------- | ---------- | ------ |
| 6.5.1739.2 | 6.5.1728.2 | works  |
| 6.5.1739.2 | 7.0.1757.2 | works  |
| 7.0.1757.5 | 7.0.1757.2 | fails  |
| 7.0.1757.5 | 6.5.1728.2 | fails  |



PDFx Version: 9.2.359.0

Here you can see the "Save As" prompt with the PDFX icon in the taskbar.
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Here are the contents of our ATE PQI file.
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;PDF.PQI - Printer init FOR PDFX driver 
DEVICE=PDF-XChange
DELETE=OFF
;FORMFEED=ON
PASSTHROUGH=OFF
PITCH=AUTO
CPP=80,AUTO
LPP=66
TMARGIN=        1               ; Top margin in characters
LMARGIN=        1               ; Left margin in characters
XORIGIN=360
YORIGIN=360
;Stifle the normal popup printing cancel dialog 
NOABORTDLG=ON


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Stephen Funkhouser
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Re: PDFX not working with 7.0.1757.5 [Re: Stephen Funkhouser] #37348 29 May 24 10:53 PM
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I'm not clear just what's happening here. Your chart seems to indicate that it's really dependent on the A-Shell version on the server, but you're printing it thru ATE, so all the server has to do is send the file to the PC C:\ATE\Cache directory. Is there a problem with the file transfer not working? If so, that would equally affect APEX preview, which would be an easy way to test it.

You say it generates a blank page. Does that mean the source file is there, but empty?

Can you print the file by using File > Open Local Session and then PRINT from the ATE dot prompt?

Here's what I see ...

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Re: PDFX not working with 7.0.1757.5 [Re: Stephen Funkhouser] #37349 30 May 24 09:36 PM
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After being able to reproduce this consistently, now I can't. I guess this is not a problem.

To be clear, the generated PDF was blank, I didn't look at the source.

Sorry for wasting your time.


Stephen Funkhouser
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