Generate a file in PDF format using Report Developer


PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:

2000 1.2?

SOLUTION DESCRIPTION:

You must be using Developer 2000 version 1.3.2 or later to produce
PDF output.  PDF output is not supported in Dev 2K 1.2. 

If you are using a version of Dev 2K that supports PDF printing, then
you need to use the Reports Designer to change DESFORMAT to "PDF",
DESNAME to "filename.pdf" the name of the file to create (for example: "ABC.pdf"),
and change DESTYPE to "FILE"  These parameters are found under
"System Parameters" on the Navigator.  Run the report to produce a
file in PDF format. By default the after running the report, the pdf output will get created
in the folder where the report builder is installed. (Check for the folder where RWBLD60.EXE exists)
check the below screen shots for more under standing:

a. go to the properties of the report builder, by right clicking.



b. Now check the target location of the RWBLD60.EXE


Now you can find your pdf file generated in the path: "D:\oracle\visora\8.0.6\BIN"

If you want to generate the PDF file outside Report Designer, you
must use R25RUN32.EXE (or the equivalent run time module depending
on platform) setting DESFORMAT, DESTYPE, and DESNAME as shown above.

Character mode runtime is incompatible with DESFORMAT as PDF. So we can not generate PDF reports in Character mode (System parameter MODE set to Character)