Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Save as PDF From FileMaker Runtime File

One of the coolest feature comes with FileMaker Pro 8 is "Save As PDF" option. You can save your report as PDF by selecting Save/Send Records As>PDF from file menu directly from FileMaker.

But if you are planning to share your solution with others who does not have FileMaker Pro, you must compile your solution. Problems starts here, you can see Save As PDF option dissappears in Runtime.

A simple solution for this issue is PDF Drivers. You can print as PDF with Adobe Acrobat Professional version. But it is expensive to buy if you only want to save as PDF. I am using small PDF driver software to do this. Cute PDF is a free application can print your pages / reports as PDF. I am currently use it and I like it. Click here to download Cute PDF Writer.

After installing Cute PDF you will see Cute PDF option in print dialog box. Select Cute PDF and print your report in PFD format.

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