Batch Print PDF

Hello,
I was not sure which forum to post this in, so please forgive me if this is the wrong one.
We have a web site that allows our managers to login and fill out reports. The data is used to create a PDF file using a utility called ASPpdf from persists.com. Currently we store the pdf files in a folder and email certain ones when the document is created.
We now want to print them either as they are created or store them in a folder and have them printed at cetain times during the day.
I am trying to write a batch file that would be setup in the jobscheduler to run at specified times during the day. I also have found a little information about command line execution to print the pdfs, but that has always opened multiple instances of Adobe Reader X and left them open.
Does anyone have an idea how to do this? If it comes down to purchasing another Adober product, we would not have an issue with that - I am lost at this point as to how to proceed.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
George

I tried the following code that which comes directly from the Apex Stored procedure PRINT_PDF.
The APEX_UTIL.GET_PRINT_DOCUMENT function returns NULL.
declare
    v_filename varchar2(1000);
    v_pdf_blob blob;
pnum number;
begin
v_filename := 'TEST_' || to_char(sysdate,'yyyymmdd');
pnum := --Hidden from Post;
dbms_output.put_line('Security ID: ' || pnum);
wwv_flow_api.set_security_group_id(p_security_group_id=>nvl(wwv_flow_application_install.get_workspace_id,pnum));
v_pdf_blob := APEX_UTIL.GET_PRINT_DOCUMENT (
                                       p_application_id      => 121,
                                       p_report_query_name   => 'QS_CERT_QUERY_TEST',
                                       p_report_layout_name => 'QS_CERT_QUERY',
                                       p_report_layout_type => 'xsl-fo',
                                       p_document_format     => 'pdf');
insert into printed_pdfs (filename, stored_pdf, record_created_By_person, record_created_on_date)
                  values (v_filename||'.pdf', v_pdf_blob, 'Name', sysdate);
end;
Any idea on what is wrong or how to make it work.

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