MergeFile setting seems buggy

[benster310]

I'm trying to get BullZip to append a PDF that I am printing to the end of an existing PDF file (one that I previously created using BullZip). The MergeFile setting sounds exactly like what I want, but it seems not to work.

I have successfully gotten the Output setting to work, so I believe that I am using MergeFile correctly as well.

My settings.ini file looks like this:
*********** settings.ini ***********
[PDF Printer]
Output=c:\TempFile.pdf
MergeFile=C:\TempFile.pdf
MergePosition=Bottom
ShowPDF=no
SettingsProgram=
AfterPrintProgram=
********************************

The first time I print with this configuration, BullZip does what I want (creates a new PDF file named TempFile.pdf). The next time, the file appears to print (I see the printing progress dialog), but then I get the error: "The generated PDF Document was not found.", and the existing TempFile.pdf is not updated.

Omitting the Output line the 2ND time does not change the behavior.

Omitting the Output line the 1st time (when the TempFile.pdf has not yet been created) causes the Save As dialog to pop up. That this means the behavior is DIFFERENT if TempFile.pdf exists or not.

Anybody solve this problem before or have ideas?

Thanks!

[jr]

Hi,

You cannot have the mergefile and the output parameter point to the same file in the current version. I will try to fix that in the next version.

Regards,
Jacob

[benster310]

Jacob, thanks for the quick response!

I believe I have already tried a workaround for the limitation you mentioned, and it still didn't work:

1) Include "Output=TempFile.pdf", omit "MergeFile=TempFile.pdf"
2) Print the first document.
3) Remove "Output=TempFile.pdf", Add "MergeFile=TempFile.pdf"
4) Print second document.

I still get the same error when I follow those steps.

Any other ideas?

[benster310]

Problem solved. Jacob was nice enough to provide me with an updated C:\Windows\System32\bzpdf.dll, which works great.

Hopefully he'll make it publically available soon.

[jr]

The update is now available in version 2.0.0.24.

Jacob

[sakalk]

Hi,
I got exactly the same problem benster310 has. I installed the printer from BullZipPDFPrinter_2_0_0_24.exe.

My settings are as follows;
[PDF Printer]
MergeFile=c:\temp\xxx.pdf
MergePosition=bottom
ShowPDF=no
SettingsProgram=
AfterPrintProgram=

Thanks in advance.