Print Button - ActiveX Installation

Hello,
How can I deploy the ActiveX to the workstations?
The users don't have administrative privileges, I want to install the active
X control before they click the print button.
Is there a way to download the files of instalation and run some setup?
ThanksRS doesn't supply any mechanism for doing this. What you could do is look
for the rsclientprint.cab file and extract its information. Then copy it to
the users "WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files" folder. This should allow the
users the ability to use the control without downloading it. Of course you
would need to do all the maintenance for updating the control if it every
changes.
--
-Daniel
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"Armand Charles" <armand.charles@.tty.com.br> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> How can I deploy the ActiveX to the workstations?
> The users don't have administrative privileges, I want to install the
> active X control before they click the print button.
> Is there a way to download the files of instalation and run some setup?
> Thanks
>|||Hi Daniel
I can't copy the extract files of rsclientprint.cab to "WINDOWS\Downloaded
Program Files", it doesn't work. This folder looks as read only.
Thank you for your response,
Armand
"Daniel Reib [MSFT]" <danreib@.online.microsoft.com> escreveu na mensagem
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> RS doesn't supply any mechanism for doing this. What you could do is look
> for the rsclientprint.cab file and extract its information. Then copy it
> to the users "WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files" folder. This should allow
> the users the ability to use the control without downloading it. Of
> course you would need to do all the maintenance for updating the control
> if it every changes.
> --
> -Daniel
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> "Armand Charles" <armand.charles@.tty.com.br> wrote in message
> news:eCG$imXAGHA.2320@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>> How can I deploy the ActiveX to the workstations?
>> The users don't have administrative privileges, I want to install the
>> active X control before they click the print button.
>> Is there a way to download the files of instalation and run some setup?
>> Thanks
>|||You can do it, you just need to do it via the command line.
--
-Daniel
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"Armand Charles" <armand.charles@.tty.com.br> wrote in message
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> Hi Daniel
> I can't copy the extract files of rsclientprint.cab to "WINDOWS\Downloaded
> Program Files", it doesn't work. This folder looks as read only.
> Thank you for your response,
> Armand
> "Daniel Reib [MSFT]" <danreib@.online.microsoft.com> escreveu na mensagem
> news:uGHFVdaAGHA.1312@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> RS doesn't supply any mechanism for doing this. What you could do is
>> look for the rsclientprint.cab file and extract its information. Then
>> copy it to the users "WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files" folder. This
>> should allow the users the ability to use the control without downloading
>> it. Of course you would need to do all the maintenance for updating the
>> control if it every changes.
>> --
>> -Daniel
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "Armand Charles" <armand.charles@.tty.com.br> wrote in message
>> news:eCG$imXAGHA.2320@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>> How can I deploy the ActiveX to the workstations?
>> The users don't have administrative privileges, I want to install the
>> active X control before they click the print button.
>> Is there a way to download the files of instalation and run some setup?
>> Thanks
>>
>|||Would you please tell me what have I missed? I already copied the files to
"WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files" folder. It still asks me to intall
Reporting Services when I click the PRINT button.
Thanks,
Anna
"Daniel Reib [MSFT]" wrote:
> You can do it, you just need to do it via the command line.
> --
> -Daniel
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Armand Charles" <armand.charles@.tty.com.br> wrote in message
> news:%23RDSW1MBGHA.2320@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Daniel
> >
> > I can't copy the extract files of rsclientprint.cab to "WINDOWS\Downloaded
> > Program Files", it doesn't work. This folder looks as read only.
> >
> > Thank you for your response,
> >
> > Armand
> >
> > "Daniel Reib [MSFT]" <danreib@.online.microsoft.com> escreveu na mensagem
> > news:uGHFVdaAGHA.1312@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> RS doesn't supply any mechanism for doing this. What you could do is
> >> look for the rsclientprint.cab file and extract its information. Then
> >> copy it to the users "WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files" folder. This
> >> should allow the users the ability to use the control without downloading
> >> it. Of course you would need to do all the maintenance for updating the
> >> control if it every changes.
> >>
> >> --
> >> -Daniel
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Armand Charles" <armand.charles@.tty.com.br> wrote in message
> >> news:eCG$imXAGHA.2320@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> How can I deploy the ActiveX to the workstations?
> >> The users don't have administrative privileges, I want to install the
> >> active X control before they click the print button.
> >> Is there a way to download the files of instalation and run some setup?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>|||I got the same problem too. I was using WinInstall and found that it got lots of registry entries. Do anyone know how to deploy it.
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Print Barcodes with the Active X print control

We are having problems printing Reports (when printing by clicking on the AcitiveX print control), where the font for the fields are set to "C39HrP24DhTt" (barcode).

While viewing the report it displays as Barcodes but while printing, the Barcode does not get printed, but the string gets printed.

Environment: SSRS 2005

Using the ReportViewer Control in a .Net 2.0 Web App to render the reports.

BarCodes print fine in the following situations:

1. When the Report is exported to Excel and when printed from there

2. When you click on the print button on Internet Explorer

3. When saving as html (from view source) and opening that html document and printing.

BarCodes do NOT get printed in the following situation:

1. When printing by clicking on the "Print" (Active X Control) icon. Even the "Print Preview" does not show the Barcode.

We figured the problem. Here is the solution.

Unlike other printing which happens on the client side, with the Active X print control provided with SSRS, it creates an image of what needs to be printed on the server side and then issues the print command, and the processed image is sent from the client side. So, for the special fonts like barcode to work correctly we have to have it on the client machine (for viewing) and also on the report servers (for printing through the active X print control) .

1. Install the font on the Reporting Services machine using the following steps:

a. Open the C:\winnt\fonts folder directly on the machine. (Do not use a file share to do this operation)

b. Drag and drop the font you want to install into this folder.

c. Do an IISRESET from a command prompt to make sure the font will get loaded correctly when a user views a report.

sql

Print Barcodes with the Active X print control

We are having problems printing Reports (when printing by clicking on the AcitiveX print control), where the font for the fields are set to "C39HrP24DhTt" (barcode).

While viewing the report it displays as Barcodes but while printing, the Barcode does not get printed, but the string gets printed.

Environment: SSRS 2005

Using the ReportViewer Control in a .Net 2.0 Web App to render the reports.

BarCodes print fine in the following situations:

1. When the Report is exported to Excel and when printed from there

2. When you click on the print button on Internet Explorer

3. When saving as html (from view source) and opening that html document and printing.

BarCodes do NOT get printed in the following situation:

1. When printing by clicking on the "Print" (Active X Control) icon. Even the "Print Preview" does not show the Barcode.

We figured the problem. Here is the solution.

Unlike other printing which happens on the client side, with the Active X print control provided with SSRS, it creates an image of what needs to be printed on the server side and then issues the print command, and the processed image is sent from the client side. So, for the special fonts like barcode to work correctly we have to have it on the client machine (for viewing) and also on the report servers (for printing through the active X print control) .

1. Install the font on the Reporting Services machine using the following steps:

a. Open the C:\winnt\fonts folder directly on the machine. (Do not use a file share to do this operation)

b. Drag and drop the font you want to install into this folder.

c. Do an IISRESET from a command prompt to make sure the font will get loaded correctly when a user views a report.

print active x question

WE have locked down our security so that no active x controls can run for our
end users. Is there a way to integrate the installing of the print active x
control into the startup script? Or does it have to be installed using direct
from the report manager?
We have looked at the cab file but cant find the installation path for this
control once it is run.
Help would be greatly appreciated.I guess it depends on how you locked down IE. If they can not run activeX
controls period then there is not much you can do, if they just can't
download them then you can manually install them as I describe below.
The client print control is just a COM object. You could extract the
contents and run regsvr32 on the rsclientprint.dll. There are a couple of
issues you need to be aware of though:
1) make sure all the additional files are located in the same folder as the
rsclientprint.dll
2) If we ever update the control you will need to make sure to update the
control in your script or the control may not work correctly.
--
-Daniel
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Shaun Longhurst" <ShaunLonghurst@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:53561090-A1BE-483B-8BC1-0649BB00A1A3@.microsoft.com...
> WE have locked down our security so that no active x controls can run for
> our
> end users. Is there a way to integrate the installing of the print active
> x
> control into the startup script? Or does it have to be installed using
> direct
> from the report manager?
> We have looked at the cab file but cant find the installation path for
> this
> control once it is run.
> Help would be greatly appreciated.
>|||That worked great
Thanks alot
"Daniel Reib (MSFT)" wrote:
> I guess it depends on how you locked down IE. If they can not run activeX
> controls period then there is not much you can do, if they just can't
> download them then you can manually install them as I describe below.
> The client print control is just a COM object. You could extract the
> contents and run regsvr32 on the rsclientprint.dll. There are a couple of
> issues you need to be aware of though:
> 1) make sure all the additional files are located in the same folder as the
> rsclientprint.dll
> 2) If we ever update the control you will need to make sure to update the
> control in your script or the control may not work correctly.
> --
> -Daniel
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Shaun Longhurst" <ShaunLonghurst@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:53561090-A1BE-483B-8BC1-0649BB00A1A3@.microsoft.com...
> > WE have locked down our security so that no active x controls can run for
> > our
> > end users. Is there a way to integrate the installing of the print active
> > x
> > control into the startup script? Or does it have to be installed using
> > direct
> > from the report manager?
> >
> > We have looked at the cab file but cant find the installation path for
> > this
> > control once it is run.
> >
> > Help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
>
>|||Ok, it works, but how do you install so that when you go into Internet
Explorer and view objects you actually see the RSClientPrint Class and can
remove it? Seems there must be way. Tx.
"Daniel Reib (MSFT)" wrote:
> I guess it depends on how you locked down IE. If they can not run activeX
> controls period then there is not much you can do, if they just can't
> download them then you can manually install them as I describe below.
> The client print control is just a COM object. You could extract the
> contents and run regsvr32 on the rsclientprint.dll. There are a couple of
> issues you need to be aware of though:
> 1) make sure all the additional files are located in the same folder as the
> rsclientprint.dll
> 2) If we ever update the control you will need to make sure to update the
> control in your script or the control may not work correctly.
> --
> -Daniel
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Shaun Longhurst" <ShaunLonghurst@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:53561090-A1BE-483B-8BC1-0649BB00A1A3@.microsoft.com...
> > WE have locked down our security so that no active x controls can run for
> > our
> > end users. Is there a way to integrate the installing of the print active
> > x
> > control into the startup script? Or does it have to be installed using
> > direct
> > from the report manager?
> >
> > We have looked at the cab file but cant find the installation path for
> > this
> > control once it is run.
> >
> > Help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
>
>|||To have IE show it in its list of objects it needs to be installed by IE.
You could probably copy the files to the Downloaded Program Files directory
and register them there, but I am not positive that would make them show up.
--
-Daniel
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"paulcerv" <paulcerv@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Ok, it works, but how do you install so that when you go into Internet
> Explorer and view objects you actually see the RSClientPrint Class and can
> remove it? Seems there must be way. Tx.
> "Daniel Reib (MSFT)" wrote:
>> I guess it depends on how you locked down IE. If they can not run
>> activeX
>> controls period then there is not much you can do, if they just can't
>> download them then you can manually install them as I describe below.
>> The client print control is just a COM object. You could extract the
>> contents and run regsvr32 on the rsclientprint.dll. There are a couple
>> of
>> issues you need to be aware of though:
>> 1) make sure all the additional files are located in the same folder as
>> the
>> rsclientprint.dll
>> 2) If we ever update the control you will need to make sure to update the
>> control in your script or the control may not work correctly.
>> --
>> -Daniel
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "Shaun Longhurst" <ShaunLonghurst@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:53561090-A1BE-483B-8BC1-0649BB00A1A3@.microsoft.com...
>> > WE have locked down our security so that no active x controls can run
>> > for
>> > our
>> > end users. Is there a way to integrate the installing of the print
>> > active
>> > x
>> > control into the startup script? Or does it have to be installed using
>> > direct
>> > from the report manager?
>> >
>> > We have looked at the cab file but cant find the installation path for
>> > this
>> > control once it is run.
>> >
>> > Help would be greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> >
>>|||We have a similar issue, where users are locked down and unable to download
ActiveX controls. I have searched in vain trying to find a work around
installation. I have tried to copy the files in the .cab to the
"C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files" and register the dll using regsvr32.
However, I am still recieving an error (8007F304), when trying to print.
I have been unable to find any description of the error on the web. When I
debug, I see the error is caused by a call to the print method of the
rsclientprint object...
--
Vermont - AOT
Sys Dev/DBA|||I found the problem, I was using the wrong version. Thanks to all those that
could have helped...
--
Vermont - AOT
Sys Dev/DBA
"Rob_C" wrote:
> We have a similar issue, where users are locked down and unable to download
> ActiveX controls. I have searched in vain trying to find a work around
> installation. I have tried to copy the files in the .cab to the
> "C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files" and register the dll using regsvr32.
> However, I am still recieving an error (8007F304), when trying to print.
> I have been unable to find any description of the error on the web. When I
> debug, I see the error is caused by a call to the print method of the
> rsclientprint object...
> --
> Vermont - AOT
> Sys Dev/DBA
>