FG5eXmlToPdf Project

[duff563]

In my tests of this exporter, it would crash when exporting a custom skill added to the PC sheet in FG..for example, I added a Stonecunning skill roll with explanation. Exporter would crash. Once I removed, export worked perfectly.

[duff563]

Addendum, I did not have a stat associated with another custom skill roll, ie...DEX... once I added the proper stat entry, the exporter worked perfectly. So custom skills checks DO export properly.

[comicsmaverick]

I've been looking for a way to export Fantasy Grounds Unity character sheets to printable PDFs, but I cannot get this program to work. Perhaps I am not running it correctly. I am running it from Command Prompt (admin privileges) with "start [file path]\FG5eXmlToPdf.exe," but I get an error message saying "This application could not be started." Do I need to do it differently, or is there a better way to export character sheets to PDFs?

[Trenloe]

Welcome to the FG forums!

I've been looking for a way to export Fantasy Grounds Unity character sheets to printable PDFs, but I cannot get this program to work. Perhaps I am not running it correctly. I am running it from Command Prompt (admin privileges) with "start [file path]\FG5eXmlToPdf.exe," but I get an error message saying "This application could not be started." Do I need to do it differently, or is there a better way to export character sheets to PDFs?

Just run the executable. So [file path]\FG5eXmlToPdf.exe [XML filename]

See the "usage from command line" info at the bottom of the release thread: https://github.com/JDCain/FG5eXmlToPdf/releases/

[comicsmaverick]

Thanks, I did have the character XML filename in there, but I was using an old version of the app. :P I got one character sheet out of two files I've tried. Is there a way to tell it where to create the PDF? I had to search my hard drive for it, and finally found it in a system folder. I ran the app from my desktop.

[Trenloe]

Thanks, I did have the character XML filename in there, but I was using an old version of the app. :P I got one character sheet out of two files I've tried. Is there a way to tell it where to create the PDF? I had to search my hard drive for it, and finally found it in a system folder. I ran the app from my desktop.

I don't know, I don't use it. Maybe try running it from somewhere other than your desktop - I don't know if that will make a difference.

[Griogre]

The app saves to the same directory it's run in. It makes me nervous when people run these type of app with admin inside a system directory. He says it's alpha and unstable. Create a folder inside Documents and run it there or in a directory just off of a non booting drive, ie d:\char

LOL you just reminded me I haven't done a back up in a while. I think I'll go do one...

[comicsmaverick]

The app saves to the same directory it's run in. It makes me nervous when people run these type of app with admin inside a system directory. He says it's alpha and unstable. Create a folder inside Documents and run it there or in a directory just off of a non booting drive, ie d:\char

LOL you just reminded me I haven't done a back up in a while. I think I'll go do one...

Yeah I just wanted to make sure it would actually work, and I had already tried running it in my synced Google Drive folder with no luck. I swear I did the exact same thing in Command Prompt multiple times, and one time it worked, but I haven't gotten it to work since. It was also really weird that it generated the PDF into a random system folder and not the one I actually ran it from. Not sure what I did wrong, but I'm giving up for now. Faster for me to transcribe by hand.