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Acrobat Distiller 8 Professional

Sep 10, 2007 12:17 AM

Hello,

We have the following problem. We have a folder with several MS Word documents. When an MS Word document is created in a specific folder we want them to convert automatically into a PDF document.

Acrobat Distiller 8 Professional have the "watched folder" feature but can only read .ps documents. Is there any solution (maybe another Adobe program) to convert our MS word documents automatically into PDF documents?

Kind regards,

Steven De Smet
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  • (Aandi_Inston)
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    1. (Aandi_Inston),
    Sep 10, 2007 12:32 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    If you do not have Distiller Server, this forum is probably not going
    to be able to help you very much.

    Aandi Inston
     
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    2. (Aandi_Inston),
    Sep 10, 2007 12:33 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    If you are looking for a server solution (bear in mind Acrobat is
    not for server use), look at LiveCycle PDFGenerator.

    Aandi Inston
     
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    3. (Steven_De_Smet),
    Sep 10, 2007 2:07 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    Thanks Aandi Instom,

    So with LiveCycle PDFGenerator is it possible to set up a watched folder on a directory with word documents and LiveCycle PDFGenerator automatically converts those documents into PDF's for us?

    Steven
     
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    4. (Aandi_Inston),
    Sep 10, 2007 2:08 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    I don't know its feature set in detail, but there is a separate forum
    for it (go back up to LiveCycle at the top level).

    Aandi Inston
     
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    5. (Steven_L_Dyke),
    Mar 6, 2008 12:17 PM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    We have just upgraded to Acrobat 8. Now a batch process is not working that has been in use since version 5. Please help.

    Run /N2 acrodist.exe myTextFile

    myTextFile:
    /PathName (C:/PlotFile/In/862143A/*.ps) def /RunDir {{ /mysave save def dup = flush RunFile clear cleardictstack mysave restore } 255 string filenameforall } def PathName RunDir
     
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    6. (Aandi_Inston),
    Mar 6, 2008 2:21 PM   in reply to (Steven_L_Dyke)
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    >We have just upgraded to Acrobat 8.

    Please post in the Acrobat forum.

    Aandi Inston
     
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    7. (helpdeskict@gemeentestein),
    Jun 13, 2008 12:29 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    Hello

    Can any one help me with the problem?

    Subject: Acrobat Distiller

    The system cannot find the path specified.

    helpdesk ict
     
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    8. (Aandi_Inston),
    Jun 13, 2008 5:43 AM   in reply to (helpdeskict@gemeentestein)
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    Distiller SERVER?

    Aandi Inston
     
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    9. (helpdeskict@gemeentestein),
    Jun 19, 2008 2:28 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    Hello,

    No it's nog a Distiller Server.

    Do you have a answer?

    Helpdesk ICT
     
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    10. (Aandi_Inston),
    Jun 19, 2008 2:30 AM   in reply to (helpdeskict@gemeentestein)
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    If it's not Distiller Server you have the wrong forum, sorry. Maybe
    you need to try the Acrobat Windows forum. Be sure to say the exact
    version of Distiller you have, the version of Windows, and when you
    get this error message.

    Aandi Inston
     
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    11. (helpdeskict@gemeentestein),
    Jun 19, 2008 4:33 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    Ok Thank you for your time
     
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    12. (helpdeskict@gemeentestein),
    Jun 25, 2008 3:34 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    Subject: Acrobat Distiller

    The system cannot find the path specified.
    Can anyone help us??

    helpdesk ict
     
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    13. (Aandi_Inston),
    Jun 25, 2008 4:20 AM   in reply to (helpdeskict@gemeentestein)
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    >Can anyone help us??

    Not if you continue to post in the wrong forum!!

    Aandi Inston
     
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    14. (helpdeskict@gemeentestein),
    Jun 26, 2008 1:45 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    Can anyone one say where I can post this problem?

    It's a windows 2003 server.

    When I post in another forum nobody respons.

    helpdesk ict
     
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    15. (Aandi_Inston),
    Jun 26, 2008 2:38 AM   in reply to (helpdeskict@gemeentestein)
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    >Can anyone one say where I can post this problem?

    I already did. You need to try the Acrobat Windows forum.

    > It's a windows 2003 server.

    That sounds a problem. Acrobat is not for use on a server. This is why
    there is a Distiller Server product.

    Aandi Inston
     
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    16. (Aandi_Inston),
    Jun 26, 2008 3:12 AM   in reply to (helpdeskict@gemeentestein)
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    >When I post in another forum nobody respons.

    I looked into your post in the Acrobat Windows forum.

    You seem to have accidentally added this to another topic, rather than
    creating a new post with an accurate subject that describes your
    problem. The subject is VERY important, as people use this to decide
    whether to read your message.

    Worse, you added to a thread with the title "Acrobat 8: Extracting &
    Printing Highlighted Sentences", which really has no connection at
    all.

    You also perhaps missed the adivice I gave you "be sure to say the
    exact version of Distiller you have, the version of Windows, and when
    you get this error message." This is important too.

    I recommend you make a new post bearing these points in mind. Good
    luck,

    Aandi Inston
     
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    17. (Aandi_Inston),
    Jun 26, 2008 3:13 AM   in reply to (helpdeskict@gemeentestein)
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    >When I post in another forum nobody respons.

    That is wrong. You had a helpful respoinse as follows "Helpdesk: What
    does your question have to do with the desired feature requested? It
    looks like a question that should be asking in the regular forum as a
    new topic, not here. You need to explain exactly what steps you took
    to get the response you got. As your question stands I have no clue
    what you are talking about - Trying to print, trying to open
    Distiller, or something else."

    Please read replies. If you do not, people are likely to ignore your
    messages completely.

    Aandi Inston
     
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    18. (Linda_Wallace),
    Nov 5, 2008 8:46 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    Since upgrading to Version 8 I get an empty PDF job when I run my batch file to convert multiple postscript files to one PDF. The batch file format I'm using is:
    /prun { /mysave save def
    dup = flush
    RunFile
    clear cleardictstack
    mysave restore
    } def
    (C:\\MyFolder\\MyFile.ps) prun
    (C:\\MyFolder\\MyFile2.ps) prun

    Any solutions to this problem?
     
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    19. Bernd Alheit,
    Nov 5, 2008 8:55 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    Use the command line option /F of Distiller.
     
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    20. (Ekaterina_Gurevich),
    Nov 27, 2008 12:12 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    I have Distiller Server 8 on Sun Solaris. I need to number the strings when I prepare the PDF file fron PS. What I can do for it?
     
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    21. Bernd Alheit,
    Nov 27, 2008 4:01 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    What does that mean 'number the strings' ?
     
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    22. (Ekaterina_Gurevich),
    Nov 27, 2008 4:27 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    Each string in the text can have running number. This number should be wriiten at the left margin.
     
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    23. Bernd Alheit,
    Nov 28, 2008 1:51 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    Change the PS file or generate the number in the original document and create a new PS file.
     
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    24. (Gheorghe_Bogdan),
    Mar 22, 2009 4:26 AM   in reply to (Steven_De_Smet)
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    Hello!

    What are the advantages of using ACROBAT DISTILLER on a server(with windows)?

    Thanks
     
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