I'm new to the PT/PC world, I'm facing a problem and needed your help. We have made MSPlot application to use PT/PC. The problem is that PTGetPrintCapabilities call is failing. The error code returned from PrintCapabilities is “0x80040004: There is no connection for this connection ID”, ...

Hi,we're trying to replace our OLE compound file based image data storage with XPS documents.One file contains 1-10000 bitmaps with a total size of up to several GBs.. With OLE compound files we got a data write rate of about 30 MB/s (on a reference machine).Using XPS document I can't get ...

Would appreciate if you could help us in solving our problem. PROBLEM: We have a GDI driver, and we want to plugin a IPrintTicketProvider to the config module. But the DllGetClassObject of the Config Module is not getting invoked, when we print from Office 2007 (WinWord) We could not use ...

Hi, I am creating a XPS document which i am later sending to a print (which produces a file. e.g. PDF Printer, Microsoft Document Imaging Printer) However the default file name is always "System.Windows.Document". I have tried setting various properties on the XPS document and XPS ...

I've been bashing my head against this on and off for days and finally accept defeat! How do you save or print items from an ItemsControl to an A5 page with a transform to fit the page? I have 2 separate problems (I think):- 1) The XpsDocument ignores the PrintTicket and defaults to something ...

I was trying my application on the latest Beta 2 release of Vista and found some weird features when writing out to XPS. In my application the user has the option of going into a print layout window. This layout window allows the user to place the desired application related objects on pages ...

I just installed the latest WinFx Beta available at the Microsoft website, and after doing so I am unable to open .xps files in the browser anymore. Internet Explorer hangs while loading any xps file. Anybody knows what could be the reason for this problem, and how to fix it? Thanks

Hi, As we have <strong>XPS viewer</strong> for viewing the XPS documents, do we have any editor for creating/editing XPS documents. Thanks, M.S.Basha

If I am streaming an XPS document out of a database though an ASP.NET application what MIME type do I need to set so that it will properly open in the XPS viewer inside of IE?</P> Thank you in advance.</P>

<font size=3> could some one help me ? why i get, error CS0103: The name 'XpsImageType' does not exist in the current context, even i put the assembly reference: reachframework.dll thanksss </font>

Hi all. I am interested to hear if microsoft has been involved directly or by third party with hardware manufacturers with respect to XPS (e.g., Xerox etc). These companies tend to support and RIP Postscript or derived technologies such as VPS via Creo RIP to drive their high speed colour ...

How can I set the page size and other PageSetup parameters when creating and printing an XpsDocument? PrintTicket pt = printQueue.UserPrintTicket; pt.PageMediaSize.PageMediaSizeName = PageMediaSizeName.ISOA5; seemed like the obvious thing but it is readonly. Thanks Michael ...

Hi I was reading the MSDN article about XPS, and I'm quite intrigued. I'd like to have a go at using XPS for a document creation system on our internal Intranet. I suppose there are 2 main questions.. 1) I've got VS2005 - can I write XPS documents now? Or do I need some other SDKs (eg WPF). ...

Not sure if I am asking this in the right way - but I was playing with the PDC sample code/hands on labs and adding properties to your custom file types (like .recipe file) is pretty straight forward. If the file is xml based, you just add few extra tags... What happens if the file is xps ...

We tried installing Microsoft Document Writer on Windows XP OS.But the driver is not getting installed.Even the printer driver developed by us is not getting installed on XP os. We would like to know the applications or files that are required for installing XPS document writer on XP?From the ...

Can any one please let me know how to create a Simple xps file. How to start creating an xps file? Thanks in advance, Santhosh.

Is there a version of MXDW available which can be installed on Windows XP? Thanks, Adran

Can any one please let me know how to create a Simple xps file. How to start creating an xps file? Thanks in advance, Santhosh.

Hi I was reading the MSDN article about XPS, and I'm quite intrigued. I'd like to have a go at using XPS for a document creation system on our internal Intranet. I suppose there are 2 main questions.. 1) I've got VS2005 - can I write XPS documents now? Or do I need some other SDKs (eg WPF). ...

We tried installing Microsoft Document Writer on Windows XP OS.But the driver is not getting installed.Even the printer driver developed by us is not getting installed on XP os. We would like to know the applications or files that are required for installing XPS document writer on XP?From the ...

Hello sir, I have one HP DeskJet 3920 USB port printer. When i goes to MsDos prompt and want to print any .TXT file, printer can't print.</P> command like this C:\>COPY TEMP.TXT PRN</P> How to be assign USB port.</P> Kindly help me. Thanks</P> </P>

Can an example be given of how to properly use makecert.exe to create a .cer file for use with Signdigitally? I'm using the code from Bob Watson's article: void SignDocument(string srcXpsDocument, string certFilename){ XpsDocument document = new XpsDocument(srcXpsDocument, ...

I would like to know in order to enable PT/PC support in Legacy drivers,what are all the API needs to be supported in the Config module. I saw seperate W32 PT/PC API and WinFX PT/PC API. Among the both which one should be implemented.Is it necessary to implement both of them. ...

Just wondering out overprint/knockout would be handled in XPS.That is, black text with a cyan background might be overprinted to deal with registration problems. In PDF files, the text object has the attribute of whether it knocks out or overprints.I am not finding a similar setting in the XPS ...

Hi, Submitting a print job using XPSDrv puts "Job was sent" popup message in the system tray. Popup was displayed, even if the job was cancelled inside the filter, Is there a way to control this behavior. Thanks

I've opened a XPS document using the DocumentViewer control, but am having trouble using the find method. Would it be possible to get a snippet showing how to search for text (and an image as well) within an XPS document and highlight the text or image within the viewer? Similar to typing a ...

Hello, Reading thru the XPS spec I find it unclear how to retrieve the structure of a document if available. Or how to add structure for that matter. Section 2.1.11 indicates "The DocumentStructure part is referenced by relationship from the FixedDocument part" Any examples available ...

I have been unable to find the UISpy app in the February CTP. Then I came across this posting http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=270356&SiteID=1 Has this been corrected yet or will be soon? I've installed all the requirements listed at ...

Hi,we're trying to replace our OLE compound file based image data storage with XPS documents.One file contains 1-10000 bitmaps with a total size of up to several GBs.. With OLE compound files we got a data write rate of about 30 MB/s (on a reference machine).Using XPS document I can't get ...

Does anyone know if SQL Reporting Services will be updated to support output to XPS format directly as a native rendering format?

XPS sounds like a great alternative to "other products" like PDF. Does anyone know if XPS will have any form capabilities. For instance, would I be able to print a form (like a contract) to XPS and then add fields on it to gather data? The advantage over an "application" or ...

I want to include the bitmap(*.bmp) file in XPS. However, there is no corresponding Type in ContentType. Is it impossible?

OS: windows2003 with FEB CTP (winfx) installed ie output information: Startup URI: C:\test\OpenPackaging_08.xpsApplication Identity: System.Security.SecurityException: Request for the permission of type 'System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, ...

Hi All, In WDK 5308, there are samples for N-UP filter and during processing of N-Up filter an API(FilterPipeline.h) GetPagePart() is failing. Summary of Problem is as below: In case of N-Up filter, a new FixedPage is created and all the required resources of the old fixedpage is to be copied ...

Hi, This is regarding the CreateFontPackage API which is implemented in the FontSub.dll as part of Windows GDI which we would like to use for Font subsetting: I got the details about this from the URL below: ...

Here are a few questions for the XPS team There is a sample XPS driver in the location ..\WinDDK\5308\src\print\PrintFeatureFilters\.. . I tried to build this sample after installing the Feb CTP Platform SDK and Visual Studio 2005 beta (using build -cZ from the Vista Checked Build Environment). ...

Hi i'm newbie to WinFx platform, Here is my scenario, I have 5 image files, 3 xml files, 10 datafiles in a serialized format, now i would like to package all these files programmatically into a 1 archive file so that this archive file will later be used by my main application. Now here goes ...

Hi i'm newbie to WinFx platform, Here is my scenario, I have 5 image files, 3 xml files, 10 datafiles in a serialized format, now i would like to package all these files programmatically into a 1 archive file so that this archive file will later be used by my main application. Now here goes ...

hi,</P> where can I find the xps document writer (named mxdw_x86.msi in older ctp ) in Dec CTP...Is the file name changed or not present at all?</P> Thanks,</P> </P> </P> </P>

OS: windows2003 with FEB CTP (winfx) installed ie output information: Startup URI: C:\test\OpenPackaging_08.xpsApplication Identity: System.Security.SecurityException: Request for the permission of type 'System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, ...

Hi All, In WDK 5308, there are samples for N-UP filter and during processing of N-Up filter an API(FilterPipeline.h) GetPagePart() is failing. Summary of Problem is as below: In case of N-Up filter, a new FixedPage is created and all the required resources of the old fixedpage is to be copied ...

I want to include the bitmap(*.bmp) file in XPS. However, there is no corresponding Type in ContentType. Is it impossible?

Hello sir, I have XP Home OS. It will always automatic update going on.now i decided to format my HDD, but before formating processgoes on, i want to save updated OS on a specific location.Other wise after install XP, when OS goes to automatic update thattime it will start from again begining. ...

Dear all, We are trying to build the Sample Filters in the Feb Ctp wdk for Nup and Watermark. But we are not able to find the UI plug-in that supports the Nup and Water mark. Please provide us the location of the UI-plugin in the WDK. And also please let us know the method to build and ...

How do I set up the XPS document writer in feb ctp for windows xp sp2?

Is there a version of MXDW available which can be installed on Windows XP? Thanks, Adran

Hello sir, I have one HP DeskJet 3920 USB port printer. When i goes to MsDos prompt and want to print any .TXT file, printer can't print.</P> command like this C:\>COPY TEMP.TXT PRN</P> How to be assign USB port.</P> Kindly help me. Thanks</P> </P>

I open one XPS document with the control DocumentViewer, invoking the control's Find method which would pop up find dialog on the MSDN specification, but nothing to happen. Why?</P>

Hi, This is regarding the CreateFontPackage API which is implemented in the FontSub.dll as part of Windows GDI which we would like to use for Font subsetting: I got the details about this from the URL below: ...

Happy Holidays all, Using XPS Document Writer and September CTP I can produce XPS files on Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 SP1 no problems. Some technical questions.... a) Is it possible to parameterize the XPS Document Writer to specify the output location of the ".container"/".xps" such that ...