Installing PostScript drivers

If you want to use the distill method for saving DataWindows as PDF, you must have a PostScript printer or printer driver installed on your system. If you do not, use the Windows Add Printer wizard to add a PostScript printer. If you have never installed a PostScript printer, the Microsoft pscript5.dll file, which is required to add a PostScript printer, may not be available on your computer. You may be prompted to insert a Windows operating system installation CD.

To add a PostScript printer to your printer settings:

Select Settings>Printers from the Windows Start menu.
Double-click Add Printer.
Specify a local printer.
Specify FILE: as the port.
Select a manufacturer (such as HP) and a printer with the designation PS (such as HP LaserJet Series 4050 PS).

Note Some printers do not handle images correctly. For example, the HP Color LaserJet PS dos not display images in the PDF output and the HP LaserJet 4/4M Plus PS 600 displays color images using greyscale.
Accept the default name or enter a shorter name for the printer.
Complete the wizard.

To use the print driver in the DataWindow painter:

Select the Distill Custom PostScript check box on the Data Export property page for PDF export.
Specify the printer name (from step 6 in the previous procedure) as the Printer Name on the Print Specifications page.

To use the print driver in a script:

Set the Distill.CustomPostScript and Printer properties.

For example:

           dw_1.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.Distill.CustomPostScript=1
           dw_1.Object.DataWindow.Printer="HP LaserJet Series 4050 PS"