Symptom
After upgrading PowerBuilder to a later version, if you switch from Ghostscript to NativePDF, the paper size of the exported PDF file is different from when using Ghostscript.
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The paper size of the PDF file exported using NativePDF is A4 210 x 297 mm.
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The paper size of the PDF file exported using Ghostscript is Letter 8 1/2 x 11.0 in.
Environment
PowerBuilder 2017 R3, 2019, 2021 and the latest version
Cause
NativePDF and Ghostscript use different sizes of paper:
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The paper size used by NativePDF defaults to A4 210 x 297 mm.
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The paper size used by Ghostscript in PowerBuilder defaults to Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in.
Solution
If you want to export the same paper size of PDF as Ghostscript with NativePDF, you can use either of the following solutions:
Solution #1 - Enable UsePrintSpec for exporting with NativePDF
Modify the code for exporting or change the corresponding settings in DataWindow Properties.
int li_ret
dw_1.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.UsePrintSpec = 'Yes'
dw_1.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.Method = NativePDF!
dw_1.Object.DataWindow.Print.Paper.Size = '1' //1 – Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in
li_ret = dw_1.SaveAs("",PDF!, true)
Solution #2 - Set CustomSize for exporting with NativePDF
Modify the code for exporting or change the corresponding settings in DataWindow Properties.
int li_ret
dw_1.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.UsePrintSpec = 'No'
dw_1.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.Method = NativePDF!
dw_1.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.CustomSize = '5' //5 – Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in
li_ret = dw_1.SaveAs("", PDF!, true)
BTW, you can refer to the following documentation for more information on using NativePDF.
https://docs.appeon.com/pb2022r3/datawindow_reference/XREF_36021_Alphabetical_list.html#XREF_19761_Export_PDF_NativePDF_UsePrintSpec
https://docs.appeon.com/pb2022r3/pbug/ug16818.html#Saving_as_PDF_using_PDFlib
