Use PDF function on Screen without Target PDF Function

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Posted on by collinktx

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Hello,

I am trying to set a button on my submitted screen to run a flow, and my PDF function on another screen. My formula is:

Navigate(PrintScreen);
Notify(
 "PDF is being generated. Please wait...",
 NotificationType.Information
);
Set(
 varSavePDF,
 SavePDF2.Run(
 "Generated Report.pdf",
 {
 file: {
 name: "Generated Report.pdf",
 contentBytes: PDF(
 PrintScreen,
 {
 Orientation: "Portrait",
 ExpandContainers: true
 }
 )
 }
 }
 )
);
Launch(varSavePDF.fileurl);
Navigate(SubmittedScreen)

When I preview the app this works. When I publish the app and try it I get "The target of the PDF function must be on the current screen".

Any ideas on how I can get this to work in my published version?

Thanks,

Collin

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Hi @collinktx ,

Firstly try it without the Navigate and see if that works., I tend to use a Container (you can make it full screen if you want) on the same screen and make it visible with a Variable just before printing and then hide it immediately after.

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Hi @WarrenBelz ,

This worked. It did make my page not really come out full portrait. So I played around and navigated to the printscreen. I put my code to run the pdf function and flow on the OnVisible Property and made a variable to start a timer that when down navigate back to my original screen. It ends up giving me the page a bit better. I do like your solution if i am not trying to do portrait view I will go with that.

As always thanks for the help. Thanks for your solution becuase it got me thinking there are other ways to do this which led to my version of a solution.

Thanks,

Collin

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