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Installing Default novaPDF Printer

The Bizview web application uses the novaPDF SDK printer utility for exporting to PDF and printer driver functionality.

 This topic contains the following sections:

Install novaPDF

In some cases MSI cannot install the NovaPDF printer. In thoses cases you need to do a manual installation from the command line.

C:\Program Files\Bizview\Tools\novaPDF\novapk.exe /NOCANCEL /NORESTART /PrinterName="novaPDF for Bizview" /CompanyName="NCG Development AB" /ApplicationName="Bizview" /Default

Problems Printing Checklist

  • Check if novaPDF for Bizview printer is installed. If not, run the command above.
  • Check if the parameter print wpf is set to "false" in bizview.config located in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\bizview (default)

     novapdf_wpf

  • Check if there are old documents queued in the printer. If so, restart the Print Spooler service:

     novapdf_print_spooler

  • Change Application Pool identity user to ApplicationPoolIdentity:
  •  novapdf_identity

  • Check if the Application Pool Identity user has modify privileges to C:\Softland:

     novapdf_file_perm

Register NovaPDF DLLs

32-bit
C:\Windows\regsvr32.exe "C:\Program Files\Bizview\Tools\novaPDF\novapi7.dll"

64-bit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Bizview\Tools\novaPDF\x64\novapi7.dll"

Known issues

Printed documents have the unlicensed version watermark.

Solution:

Change Application Pool to 32-bit. If nothing else works, observe the 4 GB limitation on Application Pools.

novapdf_32-bit

Published:

Installing Default novaPDF Printer

The Bizview web application uses the novaPDF SDK printer utility for exporting to PDF and printer driver functionality.

 This topic contains the following sections:

Install novaPDF

In some cases MSI cannot install the NovaPDF printer. In thoses cases you need to do a manual installation from the command line.

C:\Program Files\Bizview\Tools\novaPDF\novapk.exe /NOCANCEL /NORESTART /PrinterName="novaPDF for Bizview" /CompanyName="NCG Development AB" /ApplicationName="Bizview" /Default

Problems Printing Checklist

  • Check if novaPDF for Bizview printer is installed. If not, run the command above.
  • Check if the parameter print wpf is set to "false" in bizview.config located in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\bizview (default)

     novapdf_wpf

  • Check if there are old documents queued in the printer. If so, restart the Print Spooler service:

     novapdf_print_spooler

  • Change Application Pool identity user to ApplicationPoolIdentity:
  •  novapdf_identity

  • Check if the Application Pool Identity user has modify privileges to C:\Softland:

     novapdf_file_perm

Register NovaPDF DLLs

32-bit
C:\Windows\regsvr32.exe "C:\Program Files\Bizview\Tools\novaPDF\novapi7.dll"

64-bit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Bizview\Tools\novaPDF\x64\novapi7.dll"

Known issues

Printed documents have the unlicensed version watermark.

Solution:

Change Application Pool to 32-bit. If nothing else works, observe the 4 GB limitation on Application Pools.

novapdf_32-bit

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