RE : Simple request

[Stephane Leon <sleon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This sounds good.
Needs to create one printer session per user ?

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Stephane

Le Mercredi 6 mars 2002, à 11:18 , Boling, David E. a écrit :

> I didn't see the original question in this thread, so I'm sorry if I
> missed
> something or state something that has already been stated.
>
> If the question is how to view a spool file in pdf format, with as
> little
> interaction as possible, this may be the answer.
>
> 1. Load full Acrobat on client's pc. PDF printer is created
> automatically
> when installed (use custom).
> 2. Create 400 printer session on client's pc, using acrobat printer as
> the
> selected printer.
> 3. Use acrobat setup (on the session's printer setup) to uncheck the
> "prompt
> for PDF filename" (I also have "ask to replace existing PDF" unchecked).
> 4. Do check the "use acrobat to view results in acrobat".
>
> Now when the client wants to view a splf in any outq in pdf format, all
> they
> have to do is enter a "2" beside the splf they want to see and type
> Outq(pdfoutq) on the command line (I'm sure this could be automated 100
> ways, even with CAE's macros).  Then the splf is moved to the outq with
> the
> wtr pointing to the pc printer with the pdf print driver (try saying
> that 10
> times), Magically, acrobat opens with the splf converted. They can view
> it,
> print it, save it, etc. By having the splf *sav, it can be viewed again
> with
> a "6" for release or moved to another outq. With no *sav it will be
> gone.
>
> David Boling
> Rowan County Information Systems Director