Detecting if all fonts are embedded

     I'm looking for some ideas on how to solve a problem we have in accepting pdf.
We accept a user's pdf and we need to make sure that all fonts in the pdf are embedded.
If the pdf does not have all fonts embedded then the user should get a messsage telling him to embed all fonts.
The site is written in .net so I'm assuming that I have to create .dll using the adobe sdk.
Are there any other ways to solve this problem or any ideas that may be simpler to implement?

Acrobat can not be run on a server (or web site), which means that the Acrobat SDK is not an option for you.  There are, however, NUMEROUS companies that offer server-side preflight solutions (which is what you are looking for)

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