Please assist how to build project and use it

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Please assist how to build project and use it

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Answer 1 · 2019-07-23T02:47:30.000Z

Building is straight forward, just load the solution file in Visual Studio (be sure you have Wix and Votive installed), and click "Build Solution" (F6). There's no other steps needed.

Answer 2 · 2019-07-23T04:27:33.000Z

Building is straight forward, just load the solution file in Visual Studio (be sure you have Wix and Votive installed), and click "Build Solution" (F6). There's no other steps needed.

Hi,
I've installed VS2019 community edition on my windows 10.
PdfScribeInstall is showing as incompatible and PdfScribeInstallCustomAction as unloaded in Solutions Expplorer.

Please assist.
I'm able to build PdfScribe project and it generates executable ~\PdfScribe\PdfScribe\bin\Debug directory but not sure how to use it.

Answer 3 · 2019-07-23T04:53:18.000Z

I have no idea if there's an issue with compiling it with VS 2019 - the latest release was developed with 2017; usually VS is pretty good with importing older versions, but I can't say if 2019 works or not as I haven't tried it. You need to have Wix and Votive installed (last time I checked there wasn't a VS 2019 specific version yet, but there may be one by now). If you just want to use it, it's easier to just download the installer from the releases page.

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On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 12:27 AM shashankSkydale ***@***.***> wrote: Building is straight forward, just load the solution file in Visual Studio (be sure you have Wix and Votive installed), and click "Build Solution" (F6). There's no other steps needed. Hi, I've installed VS2019 community edition on my windows 10. PdfScribeInstall is showing as incompatible and PdfScribeInstallCustomAction as unloaded in Solutions Expplorer. Please assist. I'm able to build PdfScribe project and it generates executable ~\PdfScribe\PdfScribe\bin\Debug directory but not sure how to use it. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#18?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAJS3JXJJTJT336SOFNO6F3QA2CDLA5CNFSM4IFW7HM2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD2R4JSY#issuecomment-514049227>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJS3JULIOMS5QPRGSYPFBTQA2CDLANCNFSM4IFW7HMQ> .

Answer 4 · 2019-07-23T04:56:01.000Z

I have no idea if there's an issue with compiling it with VS 2019 - the latest release was developed with 2017; usually VS is pretty good with importing older versions, but I can't say if 2019 works or not as I haven't tried it. You need to have Wix and Votive installed (last time I checked there wasn't a VS 2019 specific version yet, but there may be one by now). If you just want to use it, it's easier to just download the installer from the releases page.
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On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 12:27 AM shashankSkydale @.***> wrote: Building is straight forward, just load the solution file in Visual Studio (be sure you have Wix and Votive installed), and click "Build Solution" (F6). There's no other steps needed. Hi, I've installed VS2019 community edition on my windows 10. PdfScribeInstall is showing as incompatible and PdfScribeInstallCustomAction as unloaded in Solutions Expplorer. Please assist. I'm able to build PdfScribe project and it generates executable ~\PdfScribe\PdfScribe\bin\Debug directory but not sure how to use it. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#18?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAJS3JXJJTJT336SOFNO6F3QA2CDLA5CNFSM4IFW7HM2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD2R4JSY#issuecomment-514049227>, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJS3JULIOMS5QPRGSYPFBTQA2CDLANCNFSM4IFW7HMQ .

Can you please guide/suggest what I have to do with PdfScribe.exe generated in ~\PdfScribe\PdfScribe\bin\Debug directory ?

Answer 5 · 2019-07-23T05:01:38.000Z

Hi,
After installing Votive installer for VS2019 the PdfScribeInstallCustomAction project is now showing properly in VS2019 (earlier it was showing as unloaded).
But still PdfScribeInstall project is showing as incompatible in VS2019 , is it because of VS2019 ?

Please suggest/guide.

Answer 6 · 2019-07-23T05:03:20.000Z

I have no idea - I've never tried with 2019 - right now you're pretty much on your own if you want to use VS 2019

Answer 7 · 2019-07-23T05:13:20.000Z

I have no idea - I've never tried with 2019 - right now you're pretty much on your own if you want to use VS 2019

Ok Fine. I'll try to compile using VS2017.
Meanwhile please explain how to use/operate PdfScribe.exe (generated using VS2019) ?
Because PdfScribe option is not showing under printing options of word/pdf document.
Am I missing something ?
Help/assistance would be much appreciated.

Answer 8 · 2019-07-23T05:16:28.000Z

It needs to be installed by the MSI package. The exe by itself doesn't do much. Just download the installer if you just want to use it quickly - there's no need to build it yourself. If you're using Windows 10, you don't even really need it- Win 10 has a MS supplied PDF printer.

Answer 9 · 2019-07-23T05:28:03.000Z

I am aware and understand that I can directly use installer and even windows provide pdf printer functionality but I need to understand how pdf printer works(developer perspective) so that I can use it for my project which involves this activity.'

I would really appreciate if you can guide me from building the solution and using it as pdf printer.

Answer 10 · 2019-07-23T05:47:35.000Z

PdfScribe simply receives Redmon's output from standard input and redirects to Ghostscript to generate the PDF. If you look at the Main() method in Program.cs you'll see the first thing it does is save what's coming in from stdio. The installer is important because it sets up Redmon to do this - without this, the exe is pretty much useless (it will only generate a blank PDF). You could actually set up Redmon and Ghostscript to do most of this without PdfScribe (just google Redmon Ghostscript PDF Printer for examples). However, if you're developing for Windows 10, this may not be the best long term choice - Redmon was never officially ported to Win 10, and there are reports of various issues with PdfScribe on Win 10. It's a port monitor for a V3 printer driver, and living on borrowed time - the issues people are reporting may not be fixable, and if that is the case, it would be time to sunset PdfScribe, at least in its current state.

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Answer 11 · 2019-07-23T06:06:53.000Z

Hi,
If you don't mind can you explain how to create msi package which contains Pdfscribe.exe ?
Suppose I modify the code and generate Pdfscribe.exe , now how to bundle in msi and create installer ?

Answer 12 · 2019-07-23T06:12:18.000Z

The PdfScribeInstall project is the one that compiles the MSI package. It's a Wix project. Once you have the solution building correctly, it's all there. If you're not familiar with Wix, I would recommend this book - it's for an older version, but still mostly relevant: https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/wix-36-developers-guide-windows-installer-xml

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On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 2:06 AM shashankSkydale ***@***.***> wrote: Hi, If you don't mind can you explain how to create msi package which contains Pdfscribe.exe ? Suppose I modify the code and generate Pdfscribe.exe , now how to bundle in msi and create installer ? — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#18?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAJS3JSYWKA7TWYGMGKRFI3QA2NX3A5CNFSM4IFW7HM2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD2SAXXQ#issuecomment-514067422>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJS3JQUUAZPAOCB5HAEUT3QA2NX3ANCNFSM4IFW7HMQ> .

Answer 13 · 2019-07-23T06:15:23.000Z

Hi,
Thanks for bearing with my trivial questions, I really appreciate your help and guidance.

Actually my requirement is to create a program which should appear as printer options and when this option is selected the data to be printed is pushed to one of the usb ports. The other side of usb port is connected to some target device which has thermal printer which can be used to print text or file.

Answer 14 · 2019-07-23T06:18:59.000Z

The PdfScribeInstall project is the one that compiles the MSI package. It's a Wix project. Once you have the solution building correctly, it's all there. If you're not familiar with Wix, I would recommend this book - it's for an older version, but still mostly relevant: https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/wix-36-developers-guide-windows-installer-xml
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Hi stchan,
I'm successfully able to build the solution using VS2017 community edition on windows 10 platform.
I've installed wix and Votive2017 installer for VS2017.
Can you elaborate the steps for compiling the MSI package ?

Answer 15 · 2019-07-23T06:30:59.000Z

Building the PdfScribeInstall project will build the MSI package. On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 2:19 AM shashankSkydale <notifications@github.com> wrote:

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The PdfScribeInstall project is the one that compiles the MSI package. It's a Wix project. Once you have the solution building correctly, it's all there. If you're not familiar with Wix, I would recommend this book - it's for an older version, but still mostly relevant: https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/wix-36-developers-guide-windows-installer-xml … <#m_-361655696918047346_> On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 2:06 AM shashankSkydale *@*.***> wrote: Hi, If you don't mind can you explain how to create msi package which contains Pdfscribe.exe ? Suppose I modify the code and generate Pdfscribe.exe , now how to bundle in msi and create installer ? — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub < #18 <#18>?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAJS3JSYWKA7TWYGMGKRFI3QA2NX3A5CNFSM4IFW7HM2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD2SAXXQ#issuecomment-514067422>, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJS3JQUUAZPAOCB5HAEUT3QA2NX3ANCNFSM4IFW7HMQ . Hi stchan, I'm successfully able to build the solution using VS2017 community edition on windows 10 platform. I've installed wix and Votive2017 installer for VS2017. Can you elaborate the steps for compiling the MSI package ? — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#18?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAJS3JWMP6FBI5KQ2A2CMCDQA2PFHA5CNFSM4IFW7HM2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD2SBMSA#issuecomment-514070088>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJS3JXIV65QOGFS232DZB3QA2PFHANCNFSM4IFW7HMQ> .

Answer 16 · 2019-07-23T06:33:08.000Z

Building the PdfScribeInstall project will build the MSI package. On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 2:19 AM shashankSkydale notifications@github.com wrote:
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The PdfScribeInstall project is the one that compiles the MSI package. It's a Wix project. Once you have the solution building correctly, it's all there. If you're not familiar with Wix, I would recommend this book - it's for an older version, but still mostly relevant: https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/wix-36-developers-guide-windows-installer-xml … <#m_-361655696918047346_> On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 2:06 AM shashankSkydale @.***> wrote: Hi, If you don't mind can you explain how to create msi package which contains Pdfscribe.exe ? Suppose I modify the code and generate Pdfscribe.exe , now how to bundle in msi and create installer ? — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub < #18 <#18>?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAJS3JSYWKA7TWYGMGKRFI3QA2NX3A5CNFSM4IFW7HM2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD2SAXXQ#issuecomment-514067422>, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJS3JQUUAZPAOCB5HAEUT3QA2NX3ANCNFSM4IFW7HMQ . Hi stchan, I'm successfully able to build the solution using VS2017 community edition on windows 10 platform. I've installed wix and Votive2017 installer for VS2017. Can you elaborate the steps for compiling the MSI package ? — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#18?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAJS3JWMP6FBI5KQ2A2CMCDQA2PFHA5CNFSM4IFW7HM2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD2SBMSA#issuecomment-514070088>, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJS3JXIV65QOGFS232DZB3QA2PFHANCNFSM4IFW7HMQ .

Thanks a ton :)