Batch print to pdf

Hi
I've been trying for some time now to figure out how to turn 6000 html files into pdf in the exact same way that using File - Print... "Adobe PDF" - Print creates PDFs. unfortunately File - Print only works on one file at a time. And so far every batch conversion i've attempted doesnt create the same clean output that printing to pdf does. at the moment i'm wondering if there's some setting in acrobat that might be responsible, but i'm here to ask if there's some way to code the process of printing to pdf (File - Print... "Adobe PDF" - Print creates PDFs) so i can make it work on my 6000 files.
Any help or direction would be appreciated. despite spending days on this i really dont know what i'm doing.

Are you doing this on a desktop or server? What OS platform? Are you comfortable w/any programming languages?
Leonard

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Does anyone know of any new software that allows one to batch print multiple PDF files with a print dialogue for the first file, followed by dialogue-less printing for the rest?
I work for an architect's firm and we often find ourselves printing dozens of A1 PDFs, going through the print dialogue window for each file.
We used to be able to batch print when Preview.app could open multiple PDFs in one window; it lost this capability in a regression when it gained bookmarks and we've been living in batch print stone age ever since.
(A desktop printer doesn't work by the way)

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Open one of the PDFs in Preview then drag the rest of the files into the sidebar. Print the resulting file. If you don't want to save it as a single PDF just select 'Don't Save' when you exit.
Wow! I've been asking this question repeatedly for a couple of years now and you're the first person to mention this. Thanks a lot. There will be some happy campers in our office, I tell ya.
I missed it because all the large PDFs we create include a table of contents and you have to switch to thumbnail view before you can drag and drop additional PDFs.
With the type of files we produce It takes 30 seconds or so to add 8 files together, so it's not ideal but it's a lot faster and more convenient than Acrobat Pro or printing each file separately.
Another option is to open the printer window and drag all the files into it. They will print automatically with no dialog box.
This doesn't work because you can't choose the size of paper you want to print to.
Thanks again, your first post too.

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In our workflow we have hundreds of PDf-files in many different subfolders we need to print on a monthly basis. We COULD print them manually... but that would be expensive, time-wise. So I figured I would make an action in Acrobat Pro X that would do the trick.
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I do this daily...If you have Adobe 9 or older the process is alot eaiser for some reason Adobe made this feature more difficult, y? i don't know but here you go...
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Acrobat X replaces "Sequences" with "Actions", and unfortunately doesn't include a built-in "Print All" Action. So you will need to create one.
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I have a folder full of PDF's and I want to print them all. Is there some way of doing this is an a slick way? If I choose all, then right click "print", all it does it open all the documents in Preview, but does not print. In fact it hung up my machine after opening 50 documents and I had to reboot.
By the way I did search for this topic before, and other people have asked it but it seems no one answers them. I hope there is an answer.

Here's a really simple way but, you'll need to use Acrobat Pro to do it:
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Very strange! What is your installed Reader version?
Try disabling Protected Mode in Adobe Reader [Edit | Preferences | Security (Enhanced)].

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   the printing is no problem.
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KingPool's snarky response notwithstanding (he appears to have some financial interest in “pushing” sales of PrimoPDF), your need is real and your observations do correspond to the reality of printing. The fact is that when you use spooling under Windows, the application program actually can complete spooling of the file to the printer before that spooled output is ready to be actually transmitted to the device. The print process is a multiple step, asynchronous process.
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