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Create PDF from command line

Participant ,
Oct 11, 2016 Oct 11, 2016

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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LEGEND , Oct 13, 2016 Oct 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...

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Oct 12, 2016 Oct 12, 2016

Acrobat can't be used like that, no.

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Participant ,
Oct 12, 2016 Oct 12, 2016

Is this document still applicable to Acrobat DC? Thanks

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LEGEND ,
Oct 12, 2016 Oct 12, 2016

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

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Participant ,
Oct 12, 2016 Oct 12, 2016

No I am simply looking for a way to automate Acrobat DC functionality from an application. In a FileMaker database I want to convert one page htm files to pdf. I love the way this happen in Acrobat DC but I need to do with out launching or seeing Acrobat DC. Thanks

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Oct 13, 2016 Oct 13, 2016
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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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