The generalCreditRequest ATL COM module for
generating electronic and paper based credit requests
API browser of generalCreditRequest450 COM module


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The Print method validates the defined general credit data and prints the request on the local printer. The printer selection is done via the used report generator template file. If the template file was not connected to a printer with the PrintSetup method then the default printer with its default settings is used.
 
The bstrPrintTemplate variable obeys a special syntax and can optionally be used to set special print commands like using electronic webstamps, producing PDFs or changing print objects dynamically.
IMPORTANT LICENSE NOTE The report engine used is Hexatech's ViewPro (www.hexatech.com). If you supply your own template files then you must have your own ViewPro license. By using this COM module you implicitly agree upon this restriction!
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/images/arrow_right.png Restful webservice calling syntax
[POST] /baseURL/IGeneralCreditRequestManager/Print
[JSON input data] pIGeneralCreditRequestManager:
bstrPrintTemplate:
lGenerationAttributes:
ePrintPreview:
bstrSenderID:		 longValue,    //interface address
"utf8StringValue",
longValue,
longValue,
"utf8StringValue"
[JSON result data] plTimestamp:
pbstrPDFFile:
pIGeneralCreditResult:
pbStatus:		 longValue,
"utf8StringValue",
longValue,
booleanValue
 
[HTTP result status] 200 Return status 200 signals a successful method call
204 Return status 204 (noContent) signals that the end of an iteration is reached
>= 400 Return status >= 400 signals an unsuccessful function call. The returned JSON{errorCode: code, errorText:"text"} supplies the error message the same as GetAbortInfo() would do.
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/images/arrow_right.png C/C++ calling syntax
HRESULT Print( BSTR
long
YesNoType
BSTR
long
IGeneralCreditResult
VARIANT_BOOL 		bstrPrintTemplate,
lGenerationAttributes,
ePrintPreview,
bstrSenderID,
*plTimestamp,
**pIGeneralCreditResult,
*pbStatus);
[C/C++ return value] S_OK This value is returned if the function call was successful.
S_FALSE This value is returned if the end of an iteration is reached
E_name This value is returned if the function call was unsuccessful and an error exception was generated. Note that if you are using SmartPointers an exception is thrown under these conditions.
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/images/arrow_right.png Calling argument description
[in] BSTR bstrPrintTemplate The bstrPrintTemplate variable is used to explicitly change print template reports and/or print objects as defined in "Syntax of the printTemplate variable".
 
If bstrPrintTemplate is empty then the default print template of the defined data language ( IGeneralCreditRequest:: Initialize method) is used.
[in] long lGenerationAttributes This variable overrules the default behavior of the print process.
 
lGenerationAttributes is a 32-bit integer where the possible "commands" are values from the generationAttributes data type ORed together to form the overall command.
[in] YesNoType ePrintPreview A Boolean that defines if print preview is used (enYes) or printing is done (enNo)

In Restful Webservice system: ePrintPreview is automatically set to enNo no matter what the input value is. Furthermore, printing is automatically redirected to a PDF output file since there are no printers available.
[in] BSTR bstrSenderID Short sender address identification or empty.
 
If set then the sender identification is printed atop of the receiver address as an alternative to the sender address on the envelop.
[out] long *plTimestamp The timestamp of the XML document as epoch time (seconds elapsed since 1.1.1970) that is used as timestamp of the topmost object reference from that point on.
 
If the timestamp for the topmost object reference was already set (e.g. to produce a copy) then this same timestamp is returned.
[out] BSTR *pbstrPDFFile In Restful webservice output:
 
pbstrPDFFile is a relative URL to a PDF file holding the result of the Print method. Therefore, after receiving the JSON result data do GET pbstrPDFile such as to have the produced printout.
[out] IGeneralCreditResult **pIGeneralCreditResult The IGeneralCreditResult interface handle that allows to get all loaded data back.
The handle is NULL if an error occurred.
[out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL *pbStatus Return status of the method. If pbStatus is VARIANT_FALSE then an error occurred and GetAbortInfo should be called to retrieve the error string.
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