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The answer is it depends. (on the printer that is) As you mentioned below there are in fact many digital printers that can take pdfs directly. Each RIP that drives a printer will determine that process. As an example: Creo rips can have or use hot folders which when a completed file is placed in them it will process and print it using the settings of the hot folder. On Fiery rips they have a downloader utility which will take the pdf and submit it directly to the printer. If you are running any Fierys I would suggest you contact them and ask for a software developers kit (SDK) as they will allow you to "write" or customize their apps for integration with your site. You said you already tried sending the pdf to the printer....how did you do this? I am thinking that you might be able to do a manual LPR (or write scripts that do it) to the printer with the pdf files. -----Original Message----- From: Horn Dennis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 7:14 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [PDF] Printing PDF Files from a Server Application The PDF list is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com __________________________________________________________________ We have a Windows server-based application (multi-threaded) that we want to enhance to accept PDF files from client applications and print them on a variety of printers. Does anyone know what our options are for doing this? At one point I thought that PDF files could be sent directly to Postscript level 3 printers (without going through a print driver and without using Acrobat -- i.e. just copying/writing the PDF file directly to the printer), but this doesn't work. Does anyone know if this is possible? If this isn't possible, what Acrobat technique(s) can I use? Calling the Reader through IAC? Since this is a server application we obviously don't want dialog boxes to display. Thanks for any help you can provide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html
