Acrobat command line switches
Hi
I cannot find the swtiches i can use from the command line to open / print / etc with acrobat.
an example would be: acrobat.exe /print /silent doc.pdf
Does anyone have the switches???
i need the switches because i need to write a script that bulk prints pdf docs.
thanks
Paul
I can't say how reliable it will be, but they're documented here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/acrobat_sdk/9.1/Acrobat9_1_HTMLHelp/DevFAQ_UnderstandingSDK.22.3 1.html
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