pdf and mail sending

viriato

Hi,

I'm generating a pdf file from a report and then sending attaching it and sending it out by email.

The thing is that everything works except that the pdf file is not build fast enough to be attached by email and sent out. How can I do make this work?

Thanks.

DaveT

Hi,

Use the SLEEP command - you could have a loop until the file EXISTS and SLEEP in the loop.

viriato

Hi DaveT

Thanks. Can you post me a sample just on how to use it. Thanks again.

DaveT

Hi,

Off the top of my head try:

repeat
   SLEEP( 1000 );
   Cnt +=1;
until ( EXISTS( Filename ) or Cnt > 20 );

You can experiment with the values to suit you.

viriato

Thanks!

DaveT

Glad to Help

rthsw

If you generate the PDF by yourown (you can generate very fast and stable and complete fee free PDF-Generationg by Ghostscript), you can change your Systemcall from

Shell(ProgrammcallToConvertPDF)

to

if shell(ProgrammcallToConvertPDF) = 0 then;

the second Statement waits till the shell is executed, the first just executes (fire & forget).

viriato

Thanks rtsw.

Do you know where i can download this ghostscript. Do you know if it works on vista?


Thanks!