Adobe PDF printer - control programmatically
Hello
I have an MS Access 2007 application that uses an Adobe printer to create PDF files. We're working for several years on XP machines but from where the PC upgraded to Windows 7 64 bit and MS Office 2010 32-bit it has stopped working.
The version of acrobat and distiller is 9. I used the registry change to specify the name of the file that I created as described in the guide to Distiller9APIReference http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/Distiller9APIReference.pdf page 15/16
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\PrinterJobControl]
"C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe" =
'c:\MyPDFoutputFileName.pdf '.
Initially, I could specify the PDF file to create, and then wait for it to be created before moving the file to the server. Now even though the registry seems to be changed as before the user is now be prompted to enter a file name.
I printed the Adobe PDF through word and Notepad and they appear in the same registry, so I guess this isn't a registry problem 32-bit/64-bit.
Unfortunately I was not responsible for the earlier installation or current adobe products have so no idea which can be different between then. The name of the printer changed to Adobe for Adobe PDF if that makes a difference but I changed the code to call the new printer.
Any help on how to track down the issue would be more useful.
Nathan
The solution was in the registry after all.
For those who may encounter a similar problem to watch http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2075104/bypass-adobe-pdf-printer-savefileas-prompt
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