Add the path to the TTF files in the REPORTS_PATH environment variable. This

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12.5.3 Frequently Asked Questions

This section contains frequently asked questions FAQs pertaining to deploying a report to single-byte PDF output. Question My PDF report page count varies when it is deployed in Windows and UNIX platforms. What must I do to fix it? Answer Your report uses the default printer for formatting. Ensure that the same resolution and the same fonts used are made available to both the printers. One way of achieving this would be to generate AFM files from Windows TTF font files and then copy the Windows TTF files and AFM files to UNIX in the appropriate folders. Also set the same resolution as Windows in PPDHPD files. Follow the process specified in the prior steps. Question The page count of my report varies when run on different installations of UNIX. How can I ensure that the page count of my report is the same regardless of the installation? Answer In UNIX, Oracle Reports uses the PPDHPD file of the default printer in the installation for formatting. The resolution and list of fonts will be picked up from this PPDHPD files. Beginning with Oracle Reports 10g Release 1 9.0.4, if there is no default printer setup in the installation, then screenprinter.ppd will be used. This PPD file emulates the screen. Earlier versions of Oracle Reports used the DISPLAY environment variable instead. Ensure that the two installations use the same AFMTFM files and font files , so that the number of pages of PDF output will be the same.

12.6 Generating Multibyte PDF Output

Table 12–6 shows the cross platform deployment scenario where the destination format is multibyte PDF created using PDF font subsetting. For more information on PDF font features, refer to Chapter 11, Using PDF in Oracle Reports . This section discusses designing and deploying a report for multibyte PDF output in the following subsections: ■ Designing Your Reportin Pre-11g Version That Uses Motif Tool Kit Mechanism ■ Deploying Your Report in Pre-11g Version That Uses Motif Tool Kit Mechanism ■ Frequently Asked Questions

12.6.1 Designing Your Reportin Pre-11g Version That Uses Motif Tool Kit Mechanism

To prepare your report before you deploy it on a UNIX platform: Table 12–6 Cross Platform Deployment - Scenario 4 Development Platform Deployment Platform Destination Format Windows UNIX PDF multibyte