Question

Use Automation to Open and Print 100 + PDF attachments to an email ?

Asked by: shager

I will be receiving an email on a regular basis that will contain well over 100 PDF attachments. I need code that can be run through Outlook 2000 that will acheive this task. I posted this question in the Outlook area and received what may be a good start:


Sub printPDFAttachment()
Dim olApp As Outlook.Application
Dim it As Object
Dim att As Outlook.Attachment
Dim intPos As Integer
Dim strExt As String
Dim wshShell As Object
Dim cmdLine As String
Dim strRun As String
Dim sel As Outlook.Selection
Dim myTempFolder As String
Dim acrobatPrint As String
acrobatPrint = "Acrord32.exe /p /h "
myTempFolder = "c:\temp"

Set olApp = Application '       CreateObject("Outlook.application")

Set sel = olApp.ActiveExplorer.Selection
For Each it In sel
   If it.Class = olMail Then
       For Each att In it.Attachments
           intPos = InStrRev(att.FileName, ".")
           strExt = LCase(Mid(att.FileName, intPos + 1))
           If strExt = "pdf" Then
              att.SaveAsFile myTempFolder & "\" & att.DisplayName
              Set wshShell = Application.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
              cmdLine = acrobatPrint & myTempFolder & "\" & att.DisplayName
              strRun = wshShell.Run(cmdLine, 1, True)
              'wshShell.Quit (Commented Out...Said method does not exist)
              Set wshShell = Nothing
           End If
       Next
   End If
Next

Set sel = Nothing
Set olApp = Nothing
End Sub



The problem with this method is that I have to "X" down the Adobe application for each PDF found in the attachement. The person who gave me this code said that it worked great with Distiller but my expertise is in Excel, not Acrobat so I don't have a clue as to what distiller even is. I need a solution that can use a legal free copy Acrobat reader, unless distiller can legally  be downloaded for free .


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2003-06-10 at 06:40:00ID20643016
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Answers

 

by: antonierajPosted on 2003-06-11 at 03:37:07ID: 8698152

Hi Shager

pls. check the site. U can get the details of Batch print with "free copy Acrobat reader" !!

http://www.planetpdf.com/mainpage.asp?WebPageID=392

Antony.G

 

by: shagerPosted on 2003-06-11 at 06:34:36ID: 8699540

Thanks antonieraj :)

 

by: antonierajPosted on 2003-06-11 at 08:04:43ID: 8700442

Hi Shager

Another Method to print the files  Automaticallly with free copy Acrobat reader..........


'This method prints the PDF c:\temp\filetoprint.pdf
Option Explicit ' Force variable declaration
' of an organisation

Sub PrintAPDFUsingTheFreeAcrobatReader()
Dim strCommandLine As String
Dim strPrinterName As String
Dim strDriverName As String
Dim strPortName As String
Dim strFileNameToPrint As String

strFileNameToPrint = "c:\temp\filetoprint.pdf"

strPrinterName = Printer.DeviceName
strDriverName = Printer.DriverName
strPortName = Printer.Port

' Perform some error checking here
strCommandLine = "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe /t """ + _
strFileNameToPrint + """ """ + _
strPrinterName + """ """ + _
strDriverName + """ """ + _
strPortName + """"

If (Shell(strCommandLine, vbHide) <> 0)Then
MsgBox "Job has been sent to the printer using the command " + strCommandLine
End If
End Sub

Thanx
Antony.G

 

by: shagerPosted on 2003-06-11 at 08:21:20ID: 8700585

Antony,

I would rather go this route....but have a couple of questions.....

First, is this code for Outlook VBA ?

I am getting an "Object Required" error on this line  .......   strPrinterName = Printer.DeviceName

Second,

Will this code close the Acrobat session ? I really want to be able to loop through all the PDFs attachments in my email. I can build the loop but I do not know how to close Acrobat in between each attachement nor do I know what switches may  be required if I want to go with the same Acrobat session but loop throught the list.

 

by: antonierajPosted on 2003-06-11 at 08:41:36ID: 8700740


Printer.DeviceName is the Default printer set in Your System

In the orignal program of outlook express to print u just change
acrobatPrint = "Acrord32.exe /p /h " - To
acrobatPrint = "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe /t "

and Try this out

Antony.G

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