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pro_vb thread: RE: Use VB to Create Adobe PDF


Message #1 by "Tim Krupp" <tim@c...> on Mon, 15 Oct 2001 17:57:20
The AdobePDFMakerX library should be installed with Adobe Acrobat (the full
package - not just reader).
  Depending on what you are doing, you may find it substantially easier to
create the PDF using PDF Writer. Get the acrobat SDK and look for the
pdfwriter API for details on how to use it. In general:
  1. deselect pdf writer as current printer (if it is selected, the next
step won't work)
  2.Create registry entries with details for the file creation (file name,
res, etc)
  3. Select pdf writer as printer
  4. Print the document - results as PDF file.

  Using PDFMakerX is _much_ more difficult. If you haven't worked on
scripting any adobe apps before (particularly Photoshop 5 or 6 or
Illustrator), then I'd recommend doing it in the above method. (I _have_
scripted various adobe apps, and I still chose the pdf writer route as being
the preferred method).

  Randy


> Subject: RE: Use VB to Create Adobe PDF
> From: Alastair Vance <avance@c...>
> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 9:39:58 +0100
> X-Message-Number: 9
>
> I use a function (on
> http://web=2Eukonline=2Eco=2Euk/vance/programming=2Ehtm) cal
> led
> TIF2PDF, but it can easily be modified to convert other types of files=2E
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-pro_vb-282671@p...=2Ewrox=2Ecom
> [mailto:bounce-pro_vb-282671@p...=2Ewrox=2Ecom]
> Sent: 15 October 2001 18:36
> To: professional vb
> Subject: [pro_vb] RE: Use VB to Create Adobe PDF
>
>
> I have searched hi and low for the AdobePDFMakerx library and have come up
> with nothing=2E  Do you happen to know where I could get this library and
> possibly some documentation on it?
>
> > I was not aware you could create PDFs using that library=2E  I do know
> > that you cannot create bookmarks with this library=2E  The only
> library I
> > know that can do that is the AdobePDFMakerX=2E  It seems to
> have commands
> > that will do what you are asking=2E  HOWEVER, I cannot recommend using
> > this library as it is unsupported (to the best of my
> knowledge)=2E  If you
> > choose to use it, you are doing so at your own risk=2E
> >
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------


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