Big Question about the dev copies

[simonlec]

Hi everyone. I have a document that I want to print in 3 copies. I use DevCopies to perform it but, I have to add a specifique word on each copie like : customer copy, administration copy, garanty copy....
Does anyone know how to perform it with only one page in the preview?

[IDEAL Software Support]

This is not possible. In most cases, DevCopies instructs the printer driver to create the copies, which in turn instructs the printer to create the copies. Therefore you can not make any intervention into that process.

The only option is that you start three different print jobs. Using VPE Professional Edition v4.0 or higher, you can do the following:

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// Insert an object:
Doc.Print(1, 1, "customer copy")

// Retrieve a handle to that object:
TVPEObject tmp_object = Doc.LastInsertedObject

// Create a print job, use "false" so that no printer setup-dialog is shown:
Doc.PrintDoc(false)

// Delete the "customer copy" object:
Doc.DeleteObject(tmp_object)

Afterwards you can loop through this code to insert the next text object, like "administration copy".

Please note that the ability to delete objects is a new feature of VPE Professional Edition v4.0 and higher.

[JudgeTerry]

Please note that the ability to delete objects is a new feature of VPE Professional Edition v4.0 and higher.

The documentation states that this is only in the 'Enterprise edition and above'.

Is VpeDeleteObject(hDoc) part of the Professional edition?

[IDEAL Software Support]

It is indeed a mistake in the above posting. DeleteObject() requires the Enterprise Edition. But the next release of VPE Professional Edition will allow to insert objects at the bottom of the z-order, i.e. below all other objects. This way you can add watermarks.

[JudgeTerry]

You can simulate the deletion and insertion of objects by simply overwriting the original text object.

First produce the document with 'Customer Copy' text for the preview.
When the preview closes do not destroy the document, then:

1. With the document still in memory
2. Set VpeSetTransparentMode(hDoc,False)
3. Add 'File Copy' over the 'Customer Copy'
4. Print without preview
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any additional 'copy text' needed.

The added text needs to be wide enough to cover the original text. Centering the text in a text box with pensize set to 0 may be easier than padding the text with spaces.

HTH,
Terry