clawsoftware / clawPDF

Open Source Virtual (Network) Printer for Windows that allows you to create PDFs, OCR text, and print images, with advanced features usually available only in enterprise solutions.
https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF
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Unable to create vb.net-Forms application which picks up clawPDF-jobs #141

Open mpreis1976 opened 5 months ago

mpreis1976 commented 5 months ago

Hi there,

my idea is to create a vb.net tool (Forms application) that waits for clawPDF-Jobs and pick them up & do several things as soon as they arrive.

Here is what I did so far:

`Public Sub Save_Using_ClawPDF()

Dim fullPath As String = "c:\temp\Active Sheet.pdf"

'Create clawPDF object
Dim clawPDFQueue As New clawSoft.clawPDF.COM.Queue

'Initialize clawPDF job queue
clawPDFQueue.Initialize

If clawPDFQueue.WaitForJob(10000) Then

  'Get print job
  Dim printJob = clawPDFQueue.NextJob()

  'Set job profile
  printJob.SetProfileByGuid("TEST")

  'Set print job metadata and profile settings
  printJob.PrintJobInfo.PrintJobAuthor = ""
  printJob.PrintJobInfo.Subject = ""
  printJob.PrintJobInfo.PrintJobName = ""

  'Convert job to PDF
  printJob.ConvertTo(fullPath)

End If

'Release clawPDF object
clawPDFQueue.ReleaseCom()

End Sub`

Unfortunately the code is not working - it stopps when the line "Dim printJob = clawPDFQueue.NextJob()" is reached.

The error shown in clawPDF.log is as follows: "2024-06-24 07:14:57.2392 [Error] clawSoft.clawPDF.Core.Jobs.GhostscriptJob..ctor: No valid Ghostscript version found."

Does anyone have an idea for me?