Automating SWF Printer Pro printer

This page provides information on automating SWF Printer (Pro) in silent mode when SWF/PDF conversion parameters are loaded from Windows Registry and output PDF or SWF filename is predefined in Registry as well so program won't display any dialogs or boxes and will just produce the output file.

IMPORTANT: Use of "Silent" mode described below in the Registered Version of SWF Printer or SWF Printer Pro requires a special License(Workstation, Developer or Web License).
For more information and prices please see http://bytescout.com/purchase_swfprinterpro_developer.html

Q.: How to turn ON Silent mode to suppress save dialog and SWF or PDF format options dialog?
A: To turn on silent mode just set HKCU\Bytescout\Software\SWF Printer\Silent to 1. To turn off set it to 0 (zero)

Example (VBScript):

Const RegistryKey = HKCU\Software\Bytescout\SWF Printer\
Set WSHShell = CreateObject(WScript.Shell)
WSHShell.RegWrite RegistryKey & Silent, 1

Q.: How to set output PDF (or SWF) document filename?
A: Write output document filename to HKCU\Bytescout\Software\SWF Printer\OutputFilename. Program will automatically determine output format using output filename extension (.swf extension tells program to produce .swf presentation movie, .pdf tells program to produce pdf document file)

Example 1 (VBScript):

Const RegistryKey = HKCU\Software\Bytescout\SWF Printer\
Set WSHShell = CreateObject(WScript.Shell)
WSHShell.RegWrite RegistryKey & Silent, 1

' write output SWF filename
WSHShell.RegWrite RegistryKey & OutputFilename, c:\OutputMovie.swf

Example 2(VBScript):

Const RegistryKey = HKCU\Software\Bytescout\SWF Printer\
Set WSHShell = CreateObject(WScript.Shell)
WSHShell.RegWrite RegistryKey & Silent, 1

' write output SWF filename
WSHShell.RegWrite RegistryKey & OutputFilename, c:\OutputDoc.pdf

Q.: How to set PDF document options through Windows Registry?
A: PDF document format options are stored in HKCU\Bytescout\Software\SWF Printer\PDFFormatOptions. This options are used in silent mode.

PDF format options stored in HKCU\Bytescout\Software\SWF Printer\PDFFormatOptions are listed below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ByteScout\SWF Printer\PDFFormatOptions]
AllowPrinting=dword:00000001
AllowModifyStructure=dword:00000001
AllowCopyInformation=dword:00000001
ModifyAnnotation=dword:00000001
AllowHiQualityPrinting=dword:00000001
AllowFillAnnotation=dword:00000001
AllowExtractInfo=dword:00000001
AllowAssemble=dword:00000001
ProtectionKeyLength=dword:00000000
CompressionType=dword:00000001
PDFVersion=dword:00000000
PageOrientation=dword:00000000
PageSize=dword:00000002
LeftMargin=dword:00000005
RightMargin=dword:00000005
TopMargin=dword:00000005
BottomMargin=dword:00000005
ProtectionEnabled=dword:00000000
UserPasswordEnabled=dword:00000000
MasterPasswordEnabled=dword:00000000
FontCharset=dword:00000001
DownloadImages=dword:00000001
AutoOpenPDF=dword:00000001
Creator=
Title=
Keywords=
Author=
Subject=

Description:

Creator - name of program creating the document
Title - title of the document
Keywords - keywords for document
Author - author of the document
Subject - subject of the document
ProtectionEnabled - 0 to disable protection, 1 to enable protection
UserPasswordEnabled - 0 to disable user password and 1 to enable
SilentUserPassword - user password used in silent mode document (UserPasswordEnabled should be 1)
MasterPasswordEnabled - 0 to disable master password and 1 to enable
SilentMasterPassword - master password used in silent mode document (MasterPasswordEnabled should be 1)
FontCharset - font charset used for outlines and annotations (integer value starting from 0 or 1 (default charset))

AllowPrinting (ProtectionEnabled should be 1 to enable) -1 to allow printing and 0 to disallow printing of PDF document
AllowModifyStructure (ProtectionEnabled should be 1 to enable) -1 to allow document structure modifcation and 0 to disallow
AllowCopyInformation (ProtectionEnabled should be 1 to enable) -1 to allow copying of information from document and 0 to disallow
ModifyAnnotation (ProtectionEnabled should be 1 to enable) -1 to allow annotations modification and 0 to disallow
AllowHiQualityPrinting (ProtectionEnabled should be 1 to enable) -1 to allow printing in high quality and 0 to disallow
AllowFillAnnotation (ProtectionEnabled should be 1 to enable) -1 to allow annotation filling and 0 to disallow
AllowExtractInfo (ProtectionEnabled should be 1 to enable) -1 to allow information extraction and 0 to disallow
AllowAssemble (ProtectionEnabled should be 1 to enable) -1 to allow document assembling and 0 to disallow
ProtectionKeyLength(ProtectionEnabled should be 1 to enable) - 0 to use 40-bit protection key, 1 to use 128-bit key
CompressionType - 0 is no compression, 1 is flate compression type used for document
PDFVersion - 0 is 1.3 version of PDF format, 1 is 1.4 version of PDF format, 2 is 1.5 version of PDF format, 4 is 1.6 version of PDF format,
PageOrientation - 0 is Portrait orientation, 1 is Landscape orientation
PageSize - predefined page size in PDF document: 1 is Letter, 2 is A4, 3 is A3, 4 is Legal, 5 is B5, 6 is C5, 7 is 8x11, 8 is B4, 9 is A5, 10 is Folio, 11 is Executive, 12 is EnvB4, 13 is EnvB5, 14 is EnvC6, 15 is EnvDL, 16 is EnvMonarch, 17 is Env9, 18 is Env10,19 is Env11
LeftMargin - left margin value
RightMargin - right margin value
TopMargin - top margin value
BottomMargin - bottom margin value

Q.: How to set SWF document options through Windows Registry?
A: SWF document format options are stored in HKCU\Bytescout\Software\SWF Printer\SWFFormatOptions. This options are used in silent mode.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ByteScout\SWF Printer\SWFFormatOptions]
SlideWidth=dword:00000280
SlideHeight=dword:000001e0
LeftMargin=dword:00000005
RightMargin=dword:00000005
TopMargin=dword:00000005
BottomMargin=dword:00000005
JPEGQuality=dword:0000004b
AddButtons=dword:00000001
SWFButtonFile=C:\\Program Files\\SWF Printer Pro\\swfbuttons\\Blue Buttons.swf
SWFButtonIndex=dword:00000000
ButtonsAlign=dword:00000004
SlideShowMode=dword:00000002
AutomaticFixedTime=dword:0000001e
FullScreen=dword:00000000
UseVectorImages=dword:00000000
AllowScaling=dword:00000001
FitToScreen=dword:00000001
ContextualMenu=dword:00000001
KeyboardNavigation=dword:00000001
BackgroundColor=dword:00ffffff
SetBackgrColor=dword:00000000
AddPreloader=dword:00000001
PreloaderImageFile=
PreloaderText=Loading (%d% completed)...
ProgressBarStartColor=dword:00ffffff
ProgressBarEndColor=dword:00000000
AddSoundtrack=dword:00000000
AudioFile=
SoundTrackLoop=dword:00000000
SoundTrackLoopCount=dword:00000063
SoundTrackFadeOut=dword:00000000
EMF2SWF_HighestQuality=dword:00000001

Description:

SlideWidth - width of slides
SlideHeight - height of slides
LeftMargin - left margin value
RightMargin - right margin value
TopMargin - top margin value
BottomMargin - bottom margin value
JPEGQuality - JPEG compression quality used for images to store inside flash movie (default value is 75)
AddButtons - 1 to add navigation buttons to the produced flash movie, 0 - do not add
SWFButtonFile - absolute path to SWF file with navigation buttons
SWFButtonIndex - index of SWF file with navigation buttons to pick up from list of available buttons in SWF format options dialog
ButtonsAlign - where to place navigation buttons: 0 is TopLeft, 1 is TopCenter, 2 is TopRight, 3 is RightCenter, 4 is BottomRight, 5 is BottomCenter,6 is BottomLeft, 7 is LeftCenter;
SlideShowMode - 0 is Normal mode, 1 is fixed time mode (slides are changed after fixed time), 2 is Manual mode
AutomaticFixedTime - time in seconds to show slide (when SlideShowMode = 1)
FullScreen - 1 is full screen mode, 0 is normal mode
UseVectorImages - 1 is to use vector mode for producing flash movie from printed document, 0 is to use raster images mode
EMF2SWF_HighestQuality - 1 to use high quality mode for vector mode rendering
AllowScaling - 1 is to allow scaling , 0 is normal mode
FitToScreen - 1 is to fit slides to the screen, 0 is normal mode
ContextualMenu - 1 is to enable right-click context popup menu, 0 is to disable
KeyboardNavigation - 1 is to allow keyboard navigation (space to show next slide, backspace to show prev slide)
BackgroundColor - background RGB color value (converted to integer)
SetBackgrColor - 1 to set background color using BackgroundColor value
AddPreloader - 1 is to add preloader, 0 to skip preloader
PreloaderImageFile - absolute path to file (JPG, BMP) with image for use in preloader
PreloaderText - text to show while preloading move (default value is Loading (%d% completed)...
ProgressBarStartColor - RGB color value for progress bar displayed while preloader is displayed
ProgressBarEndColor - second RGB color value for progress bar displayed while preloader is displayed
AddSoundtrack - 1 is to add soundtrack to the produced flash movie
AudioFile - absolute path to filename (mp3 or wav) with soundtrack for use in flash movie
SoundTrackLoop - 1 to loop soundtrack, 0 is to play soundtrack one time
SoundTrackLoopCount - number of loops soundtrack is playing (if SoundTrackLoop is enabled)
SoundTrackFadeOut - 1 to fade out soundtrack, 0 to play as is

Q.: How to convert Word document into PDF document using SWF Printer Pro
A: You should have Word 2003 or higher installed.
Place test.doc to the c:\ and run the following script (save it as .VBS and double click to run) to convert test.doc into test.pdf in automated mode using SWF Printer Pro

Const WordFileName = "c:\test.doc"
Const OutputPDFFileName = "c:\test.pdf"
Const RegistryKey = "HKCU\Software\Bytescout\SWF Printer\"

' MS Word-related constants
Const WdDoNotSaveChanges = 0

'declare Word variables
Dim objWord, oDoc

' turn on "silent" mode and set output file by setting HCKU\Software\Bytescout\SWF Printer\Silent to 1
Dim WSHShell
Set WSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WSHShell.RegWrite RegistryKey & "Silent", 1

' write output PDF filename
' WSHShell.RegWrite RegistryKey & "OutputFilename", OutputPDFFileName

'create an instance of Word
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")

If objWord Is Nothing Then
MsgBox "Couldn't start Word.", 48, "Application Start Error"
Else

'open the file inside Word
objWord.Documents.Open WordFileName
'do all this in the background
objWord.Visible = False
'create a new document and save it as Filtered HTML
Set oDoc = objWord.ActiveDocument

' Remember current active printer
sPrevPrinter = objWord.ActivePrinter

objWord.ActivePrinter = "SWF Printer"

' print the document
objWord.ActiveDocument.PrintOut
Do While objWord.BackgroundPrintingStatus > 0
Loop
objWord.Quit wdDoNotSaveChanges

Set oDoc = Nothing

End If

Q.: How to convert Word document into SWF flash movie using SWF Printer Pro
A: You should have Word 2003 or higher installed.
Place test.doc to the c:\ and run the following script (save it as .VBS and double click to run) to convert test.doc into test.swf in automated mode using SWF Printer Pro

Const WordFileName = "c:\test.doc"
Const OutputSWFFileName = "c:\test.swf"
Const RegistryKey = "HKCU\Software\Bytescout\SWF Printer\"

' MS Word-related constants
Const WdDoNotSaveChanges = 0

'declare Word variables
Dim objWord, oDoc

' turn on "silent" mode and set output file by setting HCKU\Software\Bytescout\SWF Printer\Silent to 1
Dim WSHShell
Set WSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WSHShell.RegWrite RegistryKey & "Silent", 1

' write output PDF filename
' WSHShell.RegWrite RegistryKey & "OutputFilename", OutputSWFFileName

'create an instance of Word
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")

If objWord Is Nothing Then
MsgBox "Couldn't start Word.", 48, "Application Start Error"
Else

'open the file inside Word
objWord.Documents.Open WordFileName
'do all this in the background
objWord.Visible = False
'create a new document and save it as Filtered HTML
Set oDoc = objWord.ActiveDocument

' Remember current active printer
sPrevPrinter = objWord.ActivePrinter

objWord.ActivePrinter = "SWF Printer"

' print the document
objWord.ActiveDocument.PrintOut
Do While objWord.BackgroundPrintingStatus > 0
Loop
objWord.Quit wdDoNotSaveChanges

Set oDoc = Nothing

End If