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| from subprocess import Popen, PIPE | |
| import os, time, datetime | |
| cwd = os.getcwd() | |
| ACROBAT = "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe" | |
| PDF = os.path.join(cwd, 'sample.pdf') | |
| TEMP_FILE = os.path.join(cwd, 'Temp.html') | |
| from pyhtml2pdf import converter | |
| HTML = """ | |
| <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| <html lang="en"> | |
| <style> | |
| table, th, td { | |
| border:1px solid black; | |
| font-size: 36px; | |
| } | |
| table{width: 80%; | |
| text-align: center; | |
| margin-left: auto; | |
| margin-right: auto; | |
| margin-top: 100px; | |
| } | |
| footer { | |
| font-size: 24px; | |
| background-color: #CCC; | |
| width: 100%; | |
| text-align: center; | |
| color: black; | |
| position: absolute; | |
| bottom: 0; | |
| } | |
| </style> | |
| <head> | |
| <meta charset="UTF-8"> | |
| <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> | |
| <title>Truck Unload Report</title> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <table> | |
| <tr> | |
| <th>Item</th> | |
| <th>Value</th> | |
| </tr> | |
| <tr> | |
| <td>Truck ID</td> | |
| <td>1111</td> | |
| </tr> | |
| <tr> | |
| <td>Date</td> | |
| <td>4-JUL-2024</td> | |
| </tr> | |
| <tr> | |
| <td>Product</td> | |
| <td>Super Stuff</td> | |
| </tr> | |
| <tr> | |
| <td>Amount (Gal)</td> | |
| <td>7520</td> | |
| </tr> | |
| </table> | |
| <footer> | |
| <p>Print Date 04-Apr-2024</p> | |
| </footer> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> | |
| """ | |
| # Read PLC and get values | |
| """ | |
| with LogixDiver(PLC_ADDRESS) as plc: | |
| tags = plc.read(['Tag01', 'Tag02']) | |
| """ | |
| #replace the html text with the values | |
| """ | |
| for tag in tags: | |
| HTML = HTML.replace(tag.tagname, str(tag.value)) | |
| """ | |
| #write the temp file | |
| with open(TEMP_FILE, "w") as fp: | |
| fp.write(HTML) | |
| #convert the html to a pdf | |
| converter.convert(f'file:///{TEMP_FILE}', PDF) | |
| #call acrobat to print | |
| p1 = Popen([ACROBAT, '/t', PDF], stdout=PIPE) #run acrobat with /t to open and print to the default printer | |
| time.sleep(1) # wait a second for acrobat to print | |
| p1.stdout.close() # close acrobat |
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