Change PdfWriter VB proigramming to Acrobat 6 (Adobe PDF printer or Distiller)
First of all, sorry my "english".
Adobe Acrobat 6 does'nt support PDFWriter (not in the product, and also renamed Distiller to "PDF Printer").
The Adobe forum speak clear about PDFWriter is removed due it was "obsolete".
I've an old VB6 program working fine generating pdf using PdfWriter, putting the filename in the registry and so on. This works in Acrobat version 4 and 5, but in version 6 the "PDF Printer" ask for the filename.
Are Acrobat 6 looking the filename in other registry entry?
or are needed other way to automatize the process?
My VB Program is doing this approach:
-chage PDFFileName registry key
-prints to the printer object
and this is working good in Acrobat 5 using Windows XP, 98 and 2000.
btw I need run this in an Windows 2003 Server, and need to use Acrobat 6.
I Know there is an SDK in adobe website but maybe this is costing a minimun of 195 US$, and also I've no time to investigate if anybody can help me.
The SDK version 5 can be downloaded free but i don't sure if it contains all the info needed.
Adobe Acrobat 6 does'nt support PDFWriter (not in the product, and also renamed Distiller to "PDF Printer").
The Adobe forum speak clear about PDFWriter is removed due it was "obsolete".
I've an old VB6 program working fine generating pdf using PdfWriter, putting the filename in the registry and so on. This works in Acrobat version 4 and 5, but in version 6 the "PDF Printer" ask for the filename.
Are Acrobat 6 looking the filename in other registry entry?
or are needed other way to automatize the process?
My VB Program is doing this approach:
-chage PDFFileName registry key
-prints to the printer object
and this is working good in Acrobat 5 using Windows XP, 98 and 2000.
btw I need run this in an Windows 2003 Server, and need to use Acrobat 6.
I Know there is an SDK in adobe website but maybe this is costing a minimun of 195 US$, and also I've no time to investigate if anybody can help me.
The SDK version 5 can be downloaded free but i don't sure if it contains all the info needed.
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I think a lot of people are using pdfwriter along with some automation from any language, because the simplicity.
Sould be good found any other solution that works in an similar way:
- use an pdf printer driver
- before to open printer sends filename
- prints
anyway, the license issue in Win2003Server are a big problem, because -in my case- the win20003server are not an "multiuser" server, only used for autentication users to domain, then why I can't use as an normal PC?
btw, sould be great if anybody knows an replacement in similar way (using pdf printer driver capable to create pdf filename without saveas dialog).
Thanks.
Sould be good found any other solution that works in an similar way:
- use an pdf printer driver
- before to open printer sends filename
- prints
anyway, the license issue in Win2003Server are a big problem, because -in my case- the win20003server are not an "multiuser" server, only used for autentication users to domain, then why I can't use as an normal PC?
btw, sould be great if anybody knows an replacement in similar way (using pdf printer driver capable to create pdf filename without saveas dialog).
Thanks.
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PDF995 (http://www.pdf995.com/) does (according to their web site) support three "auto-name options" that avoid the "Save As" dialog.
khkremer, how does you enable/disable those options?
However: You cannot use any part of Acrobat when you run your application on a server. The Acrobat EULA does not allow you to do this with one exception: If every user who can potentially use your server has a license for the full version of Acrobat, you can use Acrobat (or Distiller) on a server, in any other case it's not licensed.