Cannot get PB 10.5 to save as PDF on Windows 7

Question

I have an application built in 10.5 that was able to successfully create PDFs using SaveAs on Windows XP. When I moved to Windows 7 (32-bit), it failed by returning -1 and a ze

Answer 1

We are using Powerbuilder 11.5 and ghostscript worked fine on Windows XP.
When we moved PB 11.5 to Windows 7 64 bit, tried everything and finally called Sybase Tech Support. This works, even from PowerScript. Note that PB 11.5 is not supported for Windows 7 but the tech was gracious. PB 12.5 is supported on Windows 7.

On Windows 7 64 bit there is an open CR, 710061, (bug report) that the 64 bit Ghostscript does not work with PB 12 or 12.5. This bug has been open since the end of May and has not yet been fixed in any version. As PB 11.5 is no longer under support, it would not be fixed in that version when this is addressed.

I just downloaded the latest version of Ghostscript, 9.06 64 bit and following the workaround below it is now working for me. I tested this with PB 12.5 but it should be the same for PB 11.5.

CR 710061 - SavesAs PDF does not work with ghostscript 9 on 64-bit Windows 7

PowerBuilder 12.1 and 12.5 Windows 7 64-bit Windows 2008 64-bit GhostScript 9.x 64-bit

When trying to save rows as PDF using ghostscript 9 failed on 64 bit Windows. There might be several issues including security issues.

With the 64-bit version of GhostScript the application is named gswin64c.exe instead of gswin32c.exe. PowerBuilder looks for gswin32c.exe and not for gswin64c.exe

As work-around on 64-bit Windows 7 I was also able to get it to work with the 64-bit version of the gs905 driver through:

1. Install the "Sybase DataWindow PS" printer as follows: Add a new printer as printing to file and use the "have disk" option; then browse to the ghostscript \lib folder and select the file ghostpdf.inf. The printer must be called "Sybase DataWindow PS".
2. In the ghostscript \bin folder I made a copy of gswin64c.exe and name it gswin32c.exe.

For 32 bit operating systems, the ghostscript 32 bit versions should work as documented in the manuals. Link is below.

http://infocenter.sybase.com/help/topic/com.sybase.dc37774_1150/html/apptech/BABGDBHJ.htm