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APPX Printing

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 This document will explain how to best perform APPX server side PDF printing on a Windows server. This applies to APPX 4.2.0 and above when APPX Server is installed on a Windows server

Required software components

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Foxit Reader

  • Install Foxit Reader for Windows.

In Windows Control Panel

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  • In Windows Control Panel, Folder Options, File Type Associations, Make PrintTo the default action for the PDF file extension.
 
  • In APPX, set a desired default System ID value for the SERVER printer.
  • Attempts to print to APPX server side PDF printing to the APPX printer named SERVER should now go to the System ID specified in the previous step.
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Download and start the Foxit Reader setup.

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  Click Next.
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  I clicked "Custom" so that I could deselect some optional toolbar and browser search choices.
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  I accepted these choices and clicked "Next".
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  I deselected each option above and clicked "Next".
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  Please make Foxit the default PDF reader, and click "Finish" to complete the Foxit Reader install.
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Set the default action for the Foxit PDF file extension in Windows to be PrintTo.

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Set the default action for the Foxit PDF file extension in Windows to be PrintTo.

 
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  Again, make sure that "printto" is highlighted and click "Set Default" then click "OK"
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  Inside APPX, go to System Administration > Configuration > File Maintenance Printers. Make sure there is a valid printer System ID for the APPX printer name you want to print PDFs to. The System ID field is scannable if you don't remember the valid printer name from your Windows print queue. I've captured screen shots below of the steps.
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  I entered "hp4500dn" a valid OS defined printer on my APPX server.
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  This is just an APPX printer disposition screen, with the options set to do server side PDF printing.

That's all there is to APPX server side PDF printing in APPX 4.2.0 and above on a Windows server.

Bugs:

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