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October 12, 2016
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Create PDF from command line

  • October 12, 2016
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Can Acrobat DC be used via the command line? I would like to be able to convert *.htm files into pdf files from another application without seeing Acrobat.  I don’t mind if it is Distiller or Acrobat, but I can’t seem to find the answer to this question. I don't want any interaction with the Acrobat program I want this all to happen silently.Thanks

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Anyone seeking to develop with Acrobat will need the Acrobat SDK, thousands of pages of developer interfaces (and not a command line in sight). Converting HTML is just about possible in JavaScript, I think, and via the VB:JavaScript interface. But don't expect to find examples to copy/paste, expect to spend weeks mired in the documentation...

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Legend
October 13, 2016

Anyone seeking to develop with Acrobat will need the Acrobat SDK, thousands of pages of developer interfaces (and not a command line in sight). Converting HTML is just about possible in JavaScript, I think, and via the VB:JavaScript interface. But don't expect to find examples to copy/paste, expect to spend weeks mired in the documentation...

try67
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October 12, 2016

Acrobat can't be used like that, no.

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October 12, 2016

Is this document still applicable to Acrobat DC? Thanks

Legend
October 12, 2016

Yes. Distiller does not read HTML however, only PostScript.  Are you looking for something for a server?