Adobe and Microsoft

[Rajaraman_Ramasamy@adobeforums.com]

Hi,

I might be wrong, but could you please clear my doubt.

Do Adobe and Microsoft has any kind of tie-up which allows the creation of PDF from with Microsoft Word (Excel...) using Save As or Print (as) PDF?

Thanks
Raja

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

You can use the Office and Acrobat SDKs to do this, but it is via
printing to the PDF driver; no extra features like bookmarks and tags
are abailable.

Aandi Inston

[Rajaraman_Ramasamy@adobeforums.com]

Hi Aandi,

Thanks a ton for your response.

- If the Acrobat SDK can be used by MS Office, I wonder if it can be used by other Microsoft products such as MS Visio, MS Visual Studio (.NET Framework)?

- Is this feature available currently or in the future version of MS Office?

Thanks and regards
Raja

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

>- If the Acrobat SDK can be used by MS Office, I wonder if it can be used by other Microsoft products such as MS Visio, MS Visual Studio (.NET Framework)?

The SDK provides interfaces for use via OLE, which can be used in
anything suitable.

In fact, the Distiller API (which would be used in this case) is
simply a question of setting the registry and printing to Adobe PDF.

Aandi Inston

[Rajaraman_Ramasamy@adobeforums.com]

Hi Aandi,

- How much does the Distiller API cost?
- What are the licensing requirements?
- Can the distiller API work with Adobe Reader or do I require Acrobat Professional or standard edition?

Thanks and regards
Raja

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

>- How much does the Distiller API cost?

The Distiller API is included with the Acrobat SDK. Please understand
that the Distiller API is simply something Distiller can already do.
What you need is the Distiller API *document* which describes how to
automate Distiller.

>- What are the licensing requirements?

Nothing specifically applicable. Of course, Distiller must be
installed and validly licensed.

>- Can the distiller API work with Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader does not include Distiller, so the API is simply not
applicable.

>Raja

Aandi Inston

[Rajaraman_Ramasamy@adobeforums.com]

Aandi,

Thanks again.

Say I purchase Acrobat SDK, and use only the Distiller API in my application. Do I require Acrobat standard/professional edition in my end user PC or can I live with Reader? In other words, the Acrobat SDK works only with professional/standard edition. But what about Distiller (portion of Acrobat SDK) API?

Regards
Raja

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

I will try again to explain.

An API is something which allows your program to use another program.

So the Distiller API allows your program to use Distiller.

If you use the Distiller API, Distiller has to be installed. The
Distiller API is not a separate thing, it is just a part of Distiller.

What you get in the Acrobat SDK is only documentation on how to use
these features. The Distiller API is a free document, you do not have
to pay for it.

Aandi Inston

[Christina_Su@adobeforums.com]

Hi Aandi,

I have a VB 6.0 application converting Microsoft Word documents into PDF files by using the PdfDistiller of Adobe Acrobat 5.0 (via postscript). We just purchased a copy of Adobe Acrobat 7.0 and the same code of creating PDF file is not working any more. It does not give any error message but no PDF file is created from Postscript file. Can you please help to indicate where to check the problem.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Rajaraman_Ramasamy@adobeforums.com]

Hi Aandi,

I get a clear picture now about Distiller and Distiller API. I have following questions:

1. Is Distiller a product on its own or it comes with Acrobat (professional/standard)?
2. What if I do not have Acrobat (prof/standard) installed; can I use Distiller with Acrobat Reader?
3. I am trying to split one PDF into multiple PDFs using my custom built VB.NET application. Because, my users only have Acrobat Reader installed, I am trying to come up with a best solution for them where I do not have to install any new software (and trying to minimise the cost, ofcourse).

Thanks for your reply.

Regards
Raja

[Bernd Alheit]

The Distiller is part of Adobe Acrobat (professional/standard). Adobe Reader can't create PDF documents.

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

>Hi Aandi,

>
>I get a clear picture now about Distiller and Distiller API. I have following questions:
>
>1. Is Distiller a product on its own or it comes with Acrobat (professional/standard)?

Distiller is included with Acrobat Professional and Acrobat Standard.
A freestanding server version of Distiller is also sold ($5000-$10000
I guess, but the product changed recently)

>2. What if I do not have Acrobat (prof/standard) installed; can I use Distiller with Acrobat Reader?

It will not be there.

>3. I am trying to split one PDF into multiple PDFs using my custom built VB.NET application.

Distiller does not do this. However, Acrobat can do this through OLE.

>Because, my users only have Acrobat Reader installed, I am trying to come up with a best solution for them where I do not have to install any new software (and trying to minimise the cost, ofcourse).

The lowest cost solution from Adobe would be to buy Acrobat Standard.
You will clearly need to install new software, whether from Adobe or
anyone else, since you don't have any software that can split PDFs.

Remember: the Acrobat SDK is a marketing tool for Acrobat, so Adobe
can sell more copies of Acrobat. This is why Reader is not a
subtitute.

Aandi Inston

[Rajaraman_Ramasamy@adobeforums.com]

Thanks Andi.

Regards
Raja