using QAxWidget to open pdf, printing is not working
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Hello guys,
using the code bellow:
PDF_Reader.proQT += core gui axcontainer printsupport greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets TARGET = PDF_Reader TEMPLATE = app SOURCES += main.cpp\ mainwindow.cpp HEADERS += mainwindow.h FORMS += mainwindow.uimain.cpp
#include "mainwindow.h" #include <QApplication> int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { QApplication a(argc, argv); MainWindow w; w.show(); return a.exec(); }mainwindow.cpp
#include "mainwindow.h" #include "ui_mainwindow.h" MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWindow) { ui->setupUi(this); pdf = new QAxWidget(this); if(!pdf->setControl("Adobe PDF Reader"))//("Microsoft Web Browser") QMessageBox::critical(this, "Error", "Make sure you have Adobe Reader (and its ActiveX) installed!"); setCentralWidget(pdf); } MainWindow::~MainWindow() { delete ui; } void MainWindow::on_actionOpen_triggered() { /*pdf.dynamicCall("Navigate(const QString&)", QDir::toNativeSeparators(QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, "Open PDF File", QDir::currentPath(), "PDF Documents (*.pdf)")));*/ pdf->dynamicCall("LoadFile(QString)", QDir::toNativeSeparators(QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, "Open PDF File", QDir::currentPath(), "PDF Documents (*.pdf)"))); }mainwindow.h:
#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H #define MAINWINDOW_H #include <QMainWindow> #include <ActiveQt> namespace Ui { class MainWindow; } class MainWindow : public QMainWindow { Q_OBJECT public: explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0); ~MainWindow(); private slots: void on_actionOpen_triggered(); private: Ui::MainWindow *ui; QAxWidget *pdf; }; #endif // MAINWINDOW_Hall is working fine except print button, nothing happen, no error, no printing dialog , why?
thanks for your help
Philippe
@philxxx609 hi, I am using Adobe PDF Reader ActiveX Control in Qt.
I run your code, but it didn't display the pdf file. I don't know what is wrong.
It just display a gray background.
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My Qt version is 5.15.2
qDebug() << pdf->control(); // return the right UUID . qDebug() << pdf->dynamicCall("LoadFile(QString)", "E:/signed.pdf").toBool(); // return true@hank17_0
I think you may have tried this, and I admit that you say the call returns true so it may not be a problem, but I wouldn't have passed a path with forward slashes toLoadFile, I would have passed a Windows path with backslashes.P.S.
Otherwise, just maybe it has read the document but isn't showing a page? For all I know maybe you needSetCurrentPage(1). Or what aboutSetShowToolbar(true)or theSetPageMode("bookmarks")just to see whether either of these appear? -
Hi, totally agreeing with @JonB, forward slashes can spell trouble.
Also, maybe that particular pdf has a problem (just guessing) why not try another PDF (from Wikipedia):
qDebug() << pdf->dynamicCall("LoadFile(QString)", "http://tripleboot.org/Pictures/GettysburgAddress.pdf").toBool(); // return true -
@hank17_0
I think you may have tried this, and I admit that you say the call returns true so it may not be a problem, but I wouldn't have passed a path with forward slashes toLoadFile, I would have passed a Windows path with backslashes.P.S.
Otherwise, just maybe it has read the document but isn't showing a page? For all I know maybe you needSetCurrentPage(1). Or what aboutSetShowToolbar(true)or theSetPageMode("bookmarks")just to see whether either of these appear? -
@hank17_0
I think you may have tried this, and I admit that you say the call returns true so it may not be a problem, but I wouldn't have passed a path with forward slashes toLoadFile, I would have passed a Windows path with backslashes.P.S.
Otherwise, just maybe it has read the document but isn't showing a page? For all I know maybe you needSetCurrentPage(1). Or what aboutSetShowToolbar(true)or theSetPageMode("bookmarks")just to see whether either of these appear?@JonB still the same gray background. I used
pdf->dynamicCall("SetCurrentPage(1)"); pdf->dynamicCall("SetPageMode(\"bookmarks\")");nothing happened.
I also use
dumpcpp "{CA8A9780-280D-11CF-A24D-444553540000}"to generate
acropdflib.cppandacropdflib.hfile.
But when I use these file in my project, it can't complie.unknown type name '_IAcroAXDocShimEvents'. -
Hi, totally agreeing with @JonB, forward slashes can spell trouble.
Also, maybe that particular pdf has a problem (just guessing) why not try another PDF (from Wikipedia):
qDebug() << pdf->dynamicCall("LoadFile(QString)", "http://tripleboot.org/Pictures/GettysburgAddress.pdf").toBool(); // return true@hskoglund Hi thank you for your advice. I try another pdf file, but not work.
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Yes, just to confirm, I built the app both in MSVC2019 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Both version gave the same qDebug() output and no errors.
But the 64-bit version returns only a grey page (same as you got).
The 32-bit version works.P.S: More users have had this problem, eg. https://forum.qt.io/topic/119455/qaxwidget-adobe-pdf-reader-working-with-kit-qt-5-14-1-msvc2017-32-but-not-with-kit-with-qt-5-14-1-msvc2017-64
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Yes, just to confirm, I built the app both in MSVC2019 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Both version gave the same qDebug() output and no errors.
But the 64-bit version returns only a grey page (same as you got).
The 32-bit version works.P.S: More users have had this problem, eg. https://forum.qt.io/topic/119455/qaxwidget-adobe-pdf-reader-working-with-kit-qt-5-14-1-msvc2017-32-but-not-with-kit-with-qt-5-14-1-msvc2017-64
@hskoglund Thanks for your reply. I will try it tomorrow. Very appreciate.
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Yes, just to confirm, I built the app both in MSVC2019 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Both version gave the same qDebug() output and no errors.
But the 64-bit version returns only a grey page (same as you got).
The 32-bit version works.P.S: More users have had this problem, eg. https://forum.qt.io/topic/119455/qaxwidget-adobe-pdf-reader-working-with-kit-qt-5-14-1-msvc2017-32-but-not-with-kit-with-qt-5-14-1-msvc2017-64
@hskoglund Yes, it works. Build with MSVC2019 32-bit works. Thanks for your help.
