How to convert word Doc, Excel into PDF using Adobe API in VB6.0

> The supported way would be to automate Word, Excel etc. to make
> them print to the Adobe PDF printer. Using the information in
> the Distiller API you can stop the prompt for PDF destination.

> Note that there is no supported way to give all of the features of
> the Create PDF button in Word (links, bookmarks etc.)

My problem is similar to the thread starter but I use WScript as my language. Is it for real there is no programatic way to simulate the "Create PDF" button? My current understanding is that is does a 3 step process:

1. Find the position of the hyperlinks and TOC in the document

2. Print the document through the Adobe PDF/Distiller printer driver.

3. Insert the TOC and hyperlinks extracted in step #1.

I have no problem achieving #2 but how do I do the other steps.

My task is to automated the compilation and PDF-generation of a few user manuals which seems like a very standard task at a SW company.

Are there other Adobe products for this (I am using Adobe 8.1 Standrd)?

Dear All,
Still i'm working on that. Now i'm trying to use the distiller for that. Could anyone helpme how to use distiller thru APIs. Any doc would be helpful.

Hi Vijayakumari !

Thank for your code. I am able to convert word documents into pdf documents.I am not getting any pop-pu options during conversion.

U have to set the following properties in Adobe PDF Setting Printer:

1.Right click the Adobe PDF Printer.Select Properties menu
2.Select Advanced tap in that window.
3.Select printing Defaults command in Advanced Tap.

Actually, Aandi - the AVConversion APIs that are available to plugins FULLY support the creation of "rich" PDFs with bookmarks, links, etc. in fact, the caller can choose which features they want and which they do not using the ASCab "settings".

Examples of the AVConversion APIs for plugins can be found in the Binder sample in the Acrobat SDK.

Hi Aandi Inston,
Thanks for your quick reply. Do you have link for the API refernce documents. I tried to get those but can't.

Anyone Please help me to provide the snippet of the C++ or VC++ to convert word doc into PDF. No need for links & bookmarks etc. My objective is to convert the document thats it.

Hi Aandi,
Thanks for your reply. I got this idea from google search. I tried that one in my machine and able to create pdf. If there is a proper way to create pdf using Adobe Api, please help me.
I came to know that API is available for C/C++. Could you please help me to give the snippet of the C++ or VC++. So that i will try to create an dll and use it in VB.

Dear Leonard,
Thanks for you reply. I have managed to create the PDF by using 'Adobe PDF' printer. But whenever I used the conversion it opens the PDF Application even though I specified the Application Hide.
Could you please help me to stop the application pop-up, I want to use this as background and user shouldn't know the conversion is taken place.

Code Snip pet
/***************************************************************/
Dim AcroApp As Object
Dim AcroAVDoc As Object
Dim AcroPDoc As Object
Dim oJS As Object
Dim nPages As Long

Set AcroApp = CreateObject("AcroExch.App")
Set AcroAVDoc = CreateObject("AcroExch.AVDoc")
Set AcroPDoc = CreateObject("AcroExch.PDDoc")

AcroApp.Hide

If AcroAVDoc.Open("c:\input.doc", "") = False Then
Exit Function

End If

Set AcroPDoc = AcroAVDoc.GetPDDoc

If AcroPDoc.GetFileName = "" Then
Exit Function
End If

AcroPDoc.Save 1, "c:\input.pdf"
AcroPDoc.Close
AcroAVDoc.Close True
AcroApp.CloseAllDocs
AcroApp.Exit

Set AcroPDoc = Nothing
Set AcroAVDoc = Nothing
Set AcroApp = Nothing

/***************************************************************/

Acrobat's APIs for document conversion are only for plugins (C/c++) at this time.

Leonard