topic Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer? in QlikView

Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Thx.

Brooks

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:12:58 GMT

Do you mean the QlikView PDF Distribution ?

If so have you purchased the licence for it ?

Best Regards, Bill

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

israrkhan — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:15:45 GMT

check this one..

Introduction to NPrinting for QlikView Demo - YouTube

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:24:52 GMT

Hi Bill,

To tell the truth, I'm not sure. We're a large corporation and I just started working with QV.

From reading posts, it sounds like there is a free(?) download to add a Qlikview PDF printer feature.

I'm not looking to distribute or email the PDFs.

Brooks

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:05:35 GMT

Bill,

On page 63 of the Reference Manual it talks about downloading the Qlikview PDF printer from the homepage and installing.

It doesn't sound like a separate document to purchase.

Brooks

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:15:20 GMT

Brooks

See this thread

http://community.qlik.com/thread/2310

That post is a fair few years old and nowadays I'd recommend the Bullzip PDF Printer.

Best Regards, Bill

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:22:25 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion, Bill. I do see Bullzip referred to in few a few threads here.

Is that the only/best way to write reports to PDF files and specify the name in code?

You're quite knowledgable. Are you on the QV staff?

Brooks

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:30:03 GMT

Brooks

BullZip is a PDF Printer, as in it installs like a printer on Windows machines. Then when you print something you select that as the printer to print to and it creates you a pdf file as opposed to a bit of paper from a printer. You can also call it in command line mode with various parameters and thus embed it in say a cmd file.

The key thing I need to ask is what is the end result you are trying to achieve ?

A single end user to produce a pdf file ?

Something automated ?

Email it somewhere ?

As in what should trigger the pdf file creation and what needs to be done with the created pdf file.

Best Regards, Bill

p.s.. I don't work for QlikTech.

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

stevedark — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:48:35 GMT

QlikView Server installs a PDF printer driver when you install it. This then allows for the creation of PDF files from QlikView Reports to be pulled down via the server. I believe the one that is bundled with Server is the one that Tracker Software provide.

NPrinting used to use Bullzip for producing PDF's, but for the later versions they have created their own PDF engine that is baked into the product.

Any PDF generator that exposes itself as a printer should be capable of being used in a QlikView macro (the other one that has not yet been mentioned is CuteFTP). As QlikView macros can use VBScript you will probably find more help on configuring printers on a VBScript based site than QlikCommunity - though I am sure I have seen full solutions on here in the past.

Since becoming an NPrinting advocate the need for sending output to PDF without going via NPrinting has gone away.

Steve

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:50:37 GMT

Hi Bill,

"Something automated?"

Yes. I'd like control in a QV/VB script to select report(s) and specify the PDF file(s) to write to.

I don't want a SaveAs dialog box to pop up and require the operator to enter the PDF file name. I want that to be in the script.

Brooks

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:57:26 GMT

Hi Steve,

It doesn't look like a printer driver is built into QV 11.2. On my File menu, "Print as PDF" is grayed out.

We have the CutePDF Writer and have tried using it in scripts. There are samples in the forum using it. They use a call to write the output PDF to a CutePDF registry entry. CutePDF is supposed to read it and use it to write to. It doesn't work. It could be because you need CutePDF Pro which we don't have. It could be a lot of bureaucracy on this end to get it.

If you know why my Print as PDF menu item is disabled or how to specify the output PDF file in QV code without using Cute or Bull, I'd appreciate knowing.

Thanks,

Brooks

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:59:38 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion. I've have to try it at home. The company doesn't allow access to Youtube.

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:01:12 GMT

The standard way of printing QlikView charts and is to create a report. Go to the Reports menu and create a new report by dragging objects from your QlikView sheet to the report builder. The report can then be printed as a PDF.

QlikView is bundled with a PDF writer that allows reports to be printed as PDFs.

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:49:28 GMT

Yes, that's right but we trying to create PDF reports in QV/VB code and specify the PDF file name without having a Save As dialog appear.

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

Bill_Britt — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:33:56 GMT

Hi Brooks,

I will contact you through email

Bill

Re: Where do I find the download for the Qlikview PDF printer?

vikasmahajan — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 16:19:35 GMT

PFA

vikas