Unable to print to Adobe distiller from a VB program

[Nauman_Chughtai@adobeforums.com]

WE are using Adobe 5.05 on windows 2000, when I print from word to distiller printer the document is printed without any problem, However when I try to print this document through VB the document goes in the print queue but nothing is printed. I don't see any error messages any where either.

This process works on a few existing machines but I am adding a new server which is failing.

Nauman

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

Are you using Acrobat on a server? Or is this Distiller Server?

Aandi Inston

[Nauman_Chughtai@adobeforums.com]

Acrobat is on windows 2000 server

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

I mean, really, is this in a server process? Serving multiple users,
or in an ASP or web server, or similar? Or in an Service?

Or is just a single user whose computer happens to be a Windows 2000
Server system, who is logged on normally?

Aandi Inston

[Nauman_Chughtai@adobeforums.com]

The VB com object is called from an asp page which could be accessed by multiple users. However, currently only I am accessing this asp from a browser. This object updates some values in the word document and then prints it to distiller where it hangs. The web user does have permission to write to the folder where the pdf file is to be printed because I do see a .ps file created but it always stays at 0 kb.

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

I think you are running into twin issues

1. Acrobat does not technically work well (and is not supported) in a
service environment - which includes an ASP.

2. Acrobat is not generally licensed for server use.

See the Acrobat Developer FAQ for more illumination on these issues,
but I recommend seeking a different product for your needs.

Aandi Inston

[Nauman_Chughtai@adobeforums.com]

Thanks Andi, we are currently redesigning the objects to use a dynamic PDF creation option. Any ideas on 3rd party components which allow for dynamic PDF creation from data from a SQL DB.

I figured out this problem by the way, the Adobe PDF settings in Distiller printing preferences had Prompt for PDF filename checked which was causing the process to hang.

Nauman