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em2ab
04-07-2009, 01:27 PM
I got an Access report that'll be created pretty frequently and I want to be able to print it to PDF from the command line. Either by a user or automated with an auto builder. Are there any commands in Access or third party applications which allow of printing to PDF from command line?

adam c
04-07-2009, 01:50 PM
http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=103503
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em2ab
04-07-2009, 02:58 PM
Close but I don't have Acrobat installed. We might have a license for it so I'll check it out if I have to, I just prefer the free open source stuff. Thanks.

The_Rural_Juror
04-07-2009, 03:04 PM
Maybe try using CutePDF (free program) and set default printer = CutePDF?

Grogador
04-07-2009, 03:40 PM
First hit on google for "adobe reader commandline" --> http://support.adobe.com/devsup/devsup.nsf/docs/52080.htm

(Reader is free so no licensing required...)

Opensource pdf viewers/converters should have similar options, if Google doesn't help try an appname.exe /? or /help or -help

em2ab
04-07-2009, 04:11 PM
Originally posted by Grogador
First hit on google for "adobe reader commandline" --> http://support.adobe.com/devsup/devsup.nsf/docs/52080.htm

(Reader is free so no licensing required...)

Opensource pdf viewers/converters should have similar options, if Google doesn't help try an appname.exe /? or /help or -help
I want to print to PDF, not print a PDF. I'm trying to take an Access pivot chart and actually fire it out to a PDF file which can be viewed at a later date.

alloroc
04-07-2009, 05:03 PM
Originally posted by The_Rural_Juror
Maybe try using CutePDF (free program) and set default printer = CutePDF?

This.

I have adobe at work and I still use cutepdf.

The only time I use adobe is when I need the document secured.

Kinjou
04-07-2009, 07:05 PM
Bullzip PDF works pretty well too

KLCC
04-07-2009, 07:41 PM
Don't know if this helps or not, but at work I use iText (open source) to print HTML and image to PDF file.