How to set up Acrobat to make it to be used by ASP

[vicky2003]

Hi,Everyone
I met a problem maybe someone have experience with it.
I tried to call acrobat distiller to convert .ps file to pdf file. It show excute failed. If I tried using VB,it successed! So I think maybe asp user doesn't have right access to the distiller. Anyone know how to set it?
Here is the code in asp.
acr = Server.CreateObject("pdfdistiller.PdfDistiller.1")
acr.bShowWindow = False
acr.FileToPDF "d:\lta\1.ps", "d:\lta\1.pdf", "Print"
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(acr)
acr = Nothing

Thanks advance,
Vicky

 

[RocSky]

it does not support server

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[vicky2003]

Sorry,I don't think so. This function works fine in WinNT Server. But It doesn't work in Wondows 2000 Server. I think it should be permission problem.

 

[asksteven]

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrdis/main.html

 

[tgreer]

You're both right. It is possible to make Distiller work with ASP, you need the correct permissions. I don't remember what they are, which account. Sorry, I'm working in ASP.NET these days. I think it's the IUSR_ServerName account.

However, Distiller is not LICENSED to work in a server environment, so this is a dead-end for you.

Acrobat offers Distiller Server, but it's cost-prohibitive.

For server-based PostScript processing, I have used activePDF Server for years.

http://www.activepdf.com.

Here's their comparison of activePDF Server and Distiller Server:

http://www.activepdf.com/PressKit/Server-Side PDF Generators.pdf

I've also designed environments which use GhostScript and ImageMagick on Unix/Linux servers.



Thomas D. Greer

http://www.tgreer.com

Providing PostScript & PDF
Training, Development & Consulting