Create text file from form data

I need to create a form using dreamweaver and coldfusion. We
do not have coldfusion server. just Dreamweaver 8. Until we decide
what application server we will use, I need to create a text file
each time a user submits data from a form and put the data into a
text file. What would be the best way to handle this?

if you do not have an application server like CF or PHP or
ASP (or
other) to process your form submissions, you should look for
a perl/cgi
script that can do it for you. i remember from awhile ago a
script
called bnbform from bignosebird.com ... it is used for
emailing form
submissions to a designated email address, but if i remember
correctly
it also stored form data in a text file....
Azadi

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Seeking simple example pl/sql to create text file from table data

hello,
I am hoping someone can provide very simple example of creating a file on my local harddrive using a pl/sql program. The basic steps are as follows:
First, I store some text in a varchar2 variable like this:
1. select sometext into otextvar from mytable where recordid = 1;
Second, I want this text to become a file in my data directory:
2. c:\data\sometext.txt
The second step is where I need help.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Use this function
It will create for you a file in your /home/oracle directory with sysdate name and will insert all table names in it
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE my_proc AS
CURSOR cursor1 IS
SELECT table_name from all_tables;
CURSOR cursor2 IS
SELECT sysdate from dual;
rec1 cursor1%ROWTYPE;
rec2 cursor2%ROWTYPE;
created_file_name VARCHAR2(100);
file_name utl_file.file_type;
BEGIN
OPEN cursor2;
LOOP
FETCH cursor2 INTO rec2;
EXIT WHEN cursor2%NOTFOUND;
created_file_name:=rec2.sysdate;
file_name := utl_file.fopen('/home/oracle', created_file_name,'W');
OPEN cursor1;
LOOP
FETCH cursor1 INTO rec1;
EXIT WHEN cursor1%NOTFOUND;
utl_file.putf(file_name, '%s\n',rec1.TABLE_NAME);
END LOOP;
utl_file.fclose(file_name);
END LOOP;
END my_proc;
SQL>exec my_proc;

Creating text file from table

Hi all
I have a table LFA1 with headers LIFNR, MANDT, NAME1, NAME2, ...., . That table contains data and I need to create text file that collects all headers with all data, where each field is separated by TAB.
thanks for your help.

Here is program for KNA1.
*"Table declarations...................................................
tables:
kna1.                              " General Data in Customer Master
*"Selection screen elements............................................
select-options:
s_kunnr for kna1-kunnr.            " Customer Number 1
*" Type declarations...................................................
types:
begin of type_s_customer_details,
    name        like kna1-kunnr,
    address     like kna1-adrnr,
    title       like kna1-anred,
    createdon   like kna1-erdat,
    createdby   like kna1-ernam,
end of type_s_customer_details.
Internal table to hold General Data in Customer Master data         *
data:
t_customer_details type table
                       of type_s_customer_details
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                      START-OF-SELECTION EVENT                      *
start-of-selection.
perform select.
*&      Form select
This subroutine selects information from database and exports the    *
data into presentation layer                                         *
There are no interface parameters to be passed to this subroutine. *
form select .
select kunnr
          adrnr
          anred
          erdat
          ernam
     into table t_customer_details
     from kna1
    where kunnr in s_kunnr.
if sy-subrc ne 0.
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else.
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BIN_FILESIZE                    =
       filename                        = 'd:\customer_details.txt'
       filetype                        = 'ASC'
APPEND                          = ' '
WRITE_FIELD_SEPARATOR           = ' '
HEADER                          = '00'
TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS           = ' '
WRITE_LF                        = 'X'
COL_SELECT                      = ' '
COL_SELECT_MASK                 = ' '
DAT_MODE                        = ' '
CONFIRM_OVERWRITE               = ' '
NO_AUTH_CHECK                   = ' '
CODEPAGE                        = ' '
IGNORE_CERR                     = ABAP_TRUE
REPLACEMENT                     = '#'
WRITE_BOM                       = ' '
TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS_EOL       = 'X'
IMPORTING
FILELENGTH                      =
      tables
        data_tab                        = t_customer_details
FIELDNAMES                      =
     exceptions
       file_write_error                = 1
       no_batch                        = 2
       gui_refuse_filetransfer         = 3
       invalid_type                    = 4
       no_authority                    = 5
       unknown_error                   = 6
       header_not_allowed              = 7
       separator_not_allowed           = 8
       filesize_not_allowed            = 9
       header_too_long                 = 10
       dp_error_create                 = 11
       dp_error_send                   = 12
       dp_error_write                  = 13
       unknown_dp_error                = 14
       access_denied                   = 15
       dp_out_of_memory                = 16
       disk_full                       = 17
       dp_timeout                      = 18
       file_not_found                  = 19
       dataprovider_exception          = 20
       control_flush_error             = 21
       others                          = 22
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      write : / 'Upload Failed' , sy-subrc.
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      write : / 'Upload Completed'.
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endif.
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Problem in creating text file from report file

Hello Everybody...
I have problem in creating text file.
I had set System Parameter as below
DESTYPE : File
MODE : Character
DESNAME : gayu.txt
And ruler setting
Units : Character Cells
Character Cell Size : Horiziontal = 7
Vertiacle =12
GridSpacing : 1
no of snap points per grid spacing : 1
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"REP_1219 M_2 or R_2 has no size -- length or width zero"
so is there any solution of that
or another way to convert report into text file?....

Hi Folks,
Please don't go after that Error as its a very deceptive one. Please don't go for altering your design Or changing the size of items in your layout.
Similar errors I have come across in reports. I think its due to file transfer type. You might have transferred the file in Binary and your File Mode I am seeing it as CHAR.
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Hello,
I know how to create a text file with Only col of tables in Text File(*.txt) using Text_io Package.
How To get the same Output as DBF File(*.dbf) directly so that there is no Extra overhead of converting *.txt to *.dbf using Visual Foxpro?
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You can use the Exec_SQL package.
The following code successfully copies the EMP form block into a emp.dbf file.
The ODBC Data Source "prashanth" must be configured.
declare
  fox_tab  EXEC_SQL.conntype;
  cur      EXEC_SQL.curstype;
  ret      pls_integer;
begin
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    cur := EXEC_SQL.open_cursor(fox_tab);
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  exception
    when OTHERS then NULL;
  end;
-- create new emp.dbf file
EXEC_SQL.parse(fox_tab, cur,
    'create table emp (EMPNO INTEGER,'||
                      'ENAME CHAR(10),'||
                      'JOB CHAR(9),'||
                      'MGR NUMBER,'||
                      'HIREDATE DATE,'||
                      'SAL NUMBER,'||
                      'COMM NUMBER,'||
                      'DEPTNO NUMBER)');
ret := exec_sql.execute(fox_tab, cur);
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execute_query;
loop
  EXEC_SQL.parse(fox_tab, cur,
     'insert into emp(EMPNO,ENAME,JOB,MGR,HIREDATE,SAL,COMM,DEPTNO)'||
                      values('||:EMP.EMPNO||','''||:EMP.ENAME||''','''||
                      :EMP.JOB||''','||
                      NVL(TO_CHAR(:EMP.MGR), 'NULL')||','''||
                      TO_CHAR(:EMP.HIREDATE, 'DD-MON-YYYY')||''','||
                      NVL(TO_CHAR(:EMP.SAL), 'NULL')||','||
                      NVL(TO_CHAR(:EMP.COMM), 'NULL')||','||
                      NVL(TO_CHAR(:EMP.DEPTNO), 'NULL')||')');
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end loop;
EXEC_SQL.close_cursor(cur);
EXEC_SQL.close_connection(fox_tab);
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Create XML file from table data

Dear All,
with dataservice 4.0, I want to create an XML file from a table data.
Table have a single column but more record, for example:
0001000488;100;EUR;
0001000489;200;EUR;
0001000450;300;EUR;
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<Data>
0001000488;100;GBP;
0001000489;200;EUR;
0001000450;300;EUR;
</Data>
I try with a sample query but the sistem write only the last record in XML file:
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0001000450;300;EUR;
</Data>
Can everyone help me?
Thank in advance.
Simone

Hello
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Hi,
I have a requirement for creating the Tesxt files from Oracle DB which i can achieve by ODISQLUNLOAD.
But tricky part is that i want have a file name+ counter such that Counter should start with 1 for the first file of the day, then 2,... and reset to 1 for every new date.
e.g. file0001, file0002,file0003,file0004,.... file0100 and so on for one day.
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I may be able to achieve this using some variables but unable to think how could i achieve this.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks and Regards,
Mahesh

Hi Mahesh,
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Hope this will fit your needs.
Enjoy!
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I have a information regarding a java file like class Name, attribute name,type, and function details in a XML file now I want to create a java file from this XML. Kindly tell me the some way to solve this problem as soon as possible.
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Sumit Kumar Agarwal

So how does it take this file
file>
<statement>
<name>John Dow </name>
<address>123 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3434</phone>
</statement>
<statement>
<name>Jane Dow </name>
<address>345 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3534</phone>
</statement>
<statement>
<name>Marry Dow </name>
<address>678 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3435</phone>
</statement>
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and create these three different one?
1.)
<statement>
<name>John Dow </name>
<address>123 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3434</phone>
</statement>
2.)
<statement>
<name>Jane Dow </name>
<address>345 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3534</phone>
</statement>
3.)
<statement>
<name>Marry Dow </name>
<address>678 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3435</phone>
</statement>
Is it not going to just grab each element after the file tag? I'm just confused about that.

Creating XML files from one data file in a java program

<statement>
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     <address>123 Main</address>
     <phone>972-213-3434</phone>
</statement>
<statement>
     <name>Jane Dow </name>
     <address>345 Main</address>
     <phone>972-213-3534</phone>
</statement>
<statement>
     <name>Marry Dow </name>
     <address>678 Main</address>
     <phone>972-213-3435</phone>
</statement>
Thanks,
Bill

So how does it take this file
file>
<statement>
<name>John Dow </name>
<address>123 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3434</phone>
</statement>
<statement>
<name>Jane Dow </name>
<address>345 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3534</phone>
</statement>
<statement>
<name>Marry Dow </name>
<address>678 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3435</phone>
</statement>
</file>
and create these three different one?
1.)
<statement>
<name>John Dow </name>
<address>123 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3434</phone>
</statement>
2.)
<statement>
<name>Jane Dow </name>
<address>345 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3534</phone>
</statement>
3.)
<statement>
<name>Marry Dow </name>
<address>678 Main</address>
<phone>972-213-3435</phone>
</statement>
Is it not going to just grab each element after the file tag? I'm just confused about that.

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Recently, I writed a programe about creating a text file and writing data into it in the server application folder. My code is as following:
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hi everyone,
can anyone tell me how to download and read a text file from the server and saved in into resource folder.
with regards
pallavi

its really easy
To read from server, use something like:
HttpConnection connector = null;
InputStream inp_stream = null;
OutputStream out_stream = null;
void CloseConnection()
     if(inp_stream!=null)inp_stream.close();
     inp_stream=null;
     if(out_stream!=null)out_stream.close();
     out_stream=null;
     connector.close();
     connector = null;
public void getResponse(String URL,String params)
try
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     connector.setRequestMethod(HttpConnection.POST);
     connector.setRequestProperty("User-Agent","Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1");
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     if (rc != HttpConnection.HTTP_OK)
          CloseConnection();
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     CloseConnection();
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catch(Exception ex)
     System.err.println("ERROR IN getResponse(): "+ex);
} And you can read from resource file like
public void loadFile(String filename)
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                if(str.length()==0)continue;//if empty line
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                if(ch==-1)break;//it was last line
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}Welcome! =)
Edited by: MorskoyZmey on Aug 14, 2008 3:40 AM

Producing text file from PL/SQL procedure (UTL_FILE)?

Hi,
I need to produce a text file from a PL/SQL procedure. My output should be a little over 38K records and my query has 70 fields. I'd like to separate the fields by pipe delimiters in the text file. I can either concatenate all 70 fields into one variable for each record or send all 70 fields over with a pipe, whichever is easier. It looks like I can't spool within PL/SQL but UTL_FILE might be an option from what I'm reading. Does anyone have any good, simple example(s) to produce a text file using this package in calling multiple fields from a LOOP? Our os is UNIX and db is Oracle 9i.
Also, I've read that UTL_FILE has a record output of 1,023 bytes. Is this for each record line or the whole file size? I belive the max # of characters for each line wouldn't exceed 500 characters. The 38K rows I have for the data set would be well over 1MB. If this is the case, is there a work around to produce a larger text file?
Any suggestions and/or examples would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Eric

Assuming the goal is to create a text file on the database server, you can use UTL_FILE here. Each line can be 1023 characters, but you can have as many lines as you'd like.
Tom Kyte has an example here
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:::::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID:235814350980
Justin
Distributed Database Consulting, Inc.
http://www.ddbcinc.com/askDDBC

FAQ: Creating PDF Files from FrameMaker v.6 & earlier Documents -- Why you should not use "save as PDF"! -- Windows & MacOS Only!

An issue that has come up over and over again on several FrameMaker and Acrobat/PDF email lists as well on the corresponding Adobe User-to-User forums is that of creation of PDF files. FrameMaker 5.5.6 and 6 have what looks like a convenient feature that is supposed to allow you to create PDF files via simply saving the document as a PDF file. I have gone on record as advising end-users not to use this approach for reliable creation of PDF files from FrameMaker documents under Windows and MacOS with FrameMaker 6 and earlier. Why do I most vociferously offer this advice and why doesn't the problem get fixed? And how SHOULD you create PDF files from FrameMaker?
GOOD NEWS
I will start with the good news. The "next major version" of FrameMaker will indeed have "save as PDF" re-implemented in a manner that it will be as reliable as printing to the "Acrobat Distiller" printer instance under Windows or the "Create Adobe PDF" desktop printer under MacOS. I am personally working with the FrameMaker development organization to make sure this really happens and is fully and properly tested and debugged! Furthermore, this next major revision of FrameMaker, unlike FrameMaker 6, will come with a Distiller installer that will properly install the "Acrobat Distiller" printer instance under Windows and the "Create Adobe PDF" desktop printer on the Macintosh (of course assuring that the latest PostScript driver is also automatically and correctly installed).
DON'T USE "SAVE AS PDF"
But what's wrong with "save as PDF" as currently implemented?
The following are some of the SYMPTOMS reported over the last few years by FrameMaker users that were traced back to use of "save as PDF" under FrameMaker:
(1) No PDF file is produced at all, possibly with a log file showing not-readily apparent PostScript errors during distillation.
(2) The PDF file "loses" color in images. All or some images (raster, bitmap images, NOT vector artwork) appear in the PDF file in grayscale.
(3) The resultant PDF file is on the wrong paper size, i.e., the document's logical page size does not match the output page size as seen in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
(4) Some or all text in the resultant PDF file is blotchy looking or overly bold.
(5) Some or all text in the resultant PDF file cannot be searched or indexed.
(6) Some or all text in the resultant PDF file appears in Courier or in some other substitution font.
(7) Interword or intercharacter spacing is a bit irregular in the resultant PDF file.
(8) Content is missing in the margin areas of the page, i.e. you cannot do full-page bleeds.
(9) Some or all page content is missing (other than margin areas).
(10) Relatively inefficient PDF is generated.
If this list by itself isn't enough for you, please note that some of these symptoms are very subtle and may escape attention when the PDF is first viewed or printed. Oftimes, it is when one attempts to manipulate the PDF file in Acrobat or repurpose its content or even view or print on a system other than the one on which the PDF file was created, that some of these symptoms make themselves obnoxiously visible (or invisible in some cases I won't make any bad jokes here about graphic examples!).
It is important to understand that FrameMaker does NOT have its own native ability to create PDF. Any and all PDF created from FrameMaker documents is actually done by creating PostScript via the PostScript driver and having the Acrobat Distiller create PDF from that PostScript. The only exception to this is creation of PDF via the Acrobat PDFWriter driver, which is likewise not recommended (see below).
In order for "save as PDF" to work correctly, FrameMaker must do the equivalent of calling Printer Setup and selecting the "Acrobat Distiller" printer instance under Windows or the "Create Adobe PDF" desktop printer under MacOS followed by setting the driver's options correctly for paper size, page range, etc., followed by sending the proper commands to the driver to create PostScript.
Contrary to popular belief, PostScript as generated by the Windows and MacOS PostScript drivers is VERY device-dependent. The information in the PPD file associated with a printer driver instance provides critical parameters for generation of PostScript including:
Whether the printer supports color (Acrobat Distiller does)
What PostScript language level is supported (Acrobat Distiller 4.x and Acrobat Distiller 5.x are both PostScript language level 3)
Whether native TrueType support is available (Acrobat supports native TrueType as Type 42 fonts)
Available binary communications (Acrobat Distiller supports pure binary and ASCII, but NOT TCP, TBCP, or PJL)
Resident fonts (Acrobat Distiller doesn't really have resident fonts)
Available paper sizes and custom paper size availability (Acrobat Distiller supports a wide range of predefined sizes and continually variable "custom" sizes up to 200" by 200")
Margins / printable areas (for PDF and the Acrobat Distiller, there are no margins in which imaging is not permitted)
Device resolution (Acrobat Distiller can be set to any value from 72 to 4000 dpi; as a convenience, the Acrobat Distiller PPD provides a series of values for use by the driver. Since there is no inherent "resolution" of a PDF file, this parameter is used only for purposes of allowing PostScript programs that query for such a value to be satisfied and for the driver to be able to communicate this value to the operating system and/or application as required.)
Paper handling (totally irrelevant to Acrobat Distiller if input or output tray selection via "setpagedevice" is found in the PostScript stream, it is ignored by Acrobat Distiller)
Thus, if the wrong printer driver instance is selected (i.e., it isn't associated with the Acrobat Distiller PPD file) or that driver instance is improperly configured, improper PostScript will result and one or more of the symptoms described above can occur. As currently implemented, FrameMaker depending upon version will not necessarily choose the correct printer driver instance and/or correctly parameterize the print job via driver setup options. In fact, FrameMaker 5,5,6 might even try to generate PDF via calling a PCL driver, FAX driver, or even a non-PostScript inkjet printer!
DON'T USE PDFWRITER
The Acrobat PDFWriter is a relic of older versions of Acrobat. In fact, it is no longer installed by default in the "easy install" or the "typical install" of Acrobat 5. It hasn't really be updated since Acrobat 3 and only supports PDF 1.2. It is a GDI (Windows) / QuickDraw (MacOS) driver that directly generates PDF without any intermediary PostScript. Since it is not a PostScript printer driver, applications cannot pass through EPS graphics and/or PDFMark information (used for a wide variety of purposes by FrameMaker). For EPS graphics, most applications will send the low resolution TIFF (or PICT) EPS header in lieu of the PostScript text, if they send anything at all, to the driver. Forget about links, structure, or any other PDF "goodies." Expect that PDFWriter will fully "bite the dust" in the next major version of Acrobat.
SO HOW DO I GENERATE PDF FILES FROM FRAMEMAKER 6 & EARLIER?
The ONLY method that is really reliable for producing PDF files with FrameMaker 6 and earlier requires the generation of PostScript via a properly set printer driver instance associated with the Acrobat Distiller PPD and distillation of the resultant PostScript by Acrobat Distiller.
Case 1: FrameMaker and the Full Acrobat 4.05 or Acrobat 5.0x Products
PDF file from a "chapter" -- print directly to the Acrobat Distiller printer instance (Windows) or the Create Adobe PDF desktop printer (MacOS) already installed by Acrobat. If you check the "Acrobat data" option, then make sure to UNcheck the "print to file" option that gets set at the same time. As a result, the driver will automatically send the generated PostScript to the Distiller for you and delete the intermediate PostScript when done.
PDF file from a "book" -- print directly to the Acrobat Distiller printer instance with the "print to file" option checked (Windows) or the Virtual Printer desktop printer (MacOS) associated with the Distiller PPD (see details below under Case 2/MacOS). You will need to manually process the resultant PostScript file through the Distiller (or use a "watched folder" arrangement).
In both the above sub-cases, the default driver options generally will be OK, but check on paper size and communication protocol (Use pure binary, not ASCII, for optimal performance AND no CTRL-D characters under Windows. Make sure to set Level 3 only and Binary under MacOS. Font inclusion "All" for Acrobat 4.05 and "None" for Acrobat 5 under MacOS.). With Acrobat 4.05, make sure you preset the Distiller to use the joboptions you want. With Acrobat 5, you can set this on a job-by-job basis via the driver printer setup interface (or print dialog on MacOS).
Case 2: FrameMaker 6 and the Bundled Acrobat 4.05 Distiller
Windows -- Create a new printer driver instance using the latest version of the Adobe Universal PostScript Driver Installer, downloadable from Adobe's web site AND the Acrobat Distiller PPD file (located in the XTRAS subdirectory of the Distiller directory). This driver instance should be set to print to the local port named "FILE:". Name this driver instance as "Acrobat Distiller". The default driver options generally will be OK, but check on paper size and communication protocol (use pure binary, not ASCII, for optimal performance AND no CTRL-D characters). Make sure you preset the Distiller to use the joboptions you want. Print directly to this Acrobat Distiller printer instance. Make sure that the "print to file" option is checked. You will need to manually process the resultant PostScript file through the Distiller (or use a "watched folder" arrangement).
MacOS -- Install the latest version of AdobePS 8.7.x, downloadable from Adobe's web site. In FrameMaker, go to Page Setup and select the "Virtual Printer" and go to the "Virtual Printer" window pane. Select the Acrobat Distiller PPD file (located in the XTRAS subfolder of the Distiller folder). Print directly to the "Virtual Printer" (Make sure to set Level 3 only, Binary, and font inclusion "All".). Make sure you preset the Distiller to use the joboptions you want. You will need to manually process the resultant PostScript file through the Distiller (or use a "watched folder" arrangement).
Case 3: Acrobat 3
Acrobat 3 is not officially supported for the latest OS versions and I personally would no longer recommend its use for generation of PDF files given that Acrobat 5.0.5 is the current version of Acrobat.
- Dov

You're asking a lot of ancient Acrobat to work with an Office that never existed when it was made. "Just updated my office suite" is a massive change, and Window 8 didn't exist at that time either...

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