Distill a folder of PS Files with Batch Process

We have just upgraded to Acrobat 8. Now a batch process is not working that has been in use since version 5. Please help.
Run /N2 acrodist.exe myTextFile
myTextFile:
/PathName (C:/PlotFile/In/862143A/*.ps) def /RunDir {{ /mysave save def dup = flush RunFile clear cleardictstack mysave restore } 255 string filenameforall } def PathName RunDir

> Thanks, this works. What exactly does the -f switch do?
I thought the reason was explained in a FAQ somewhere, but I can only seem
to find it as a forum response:
"To solve what was believed to be a security hole, by default, Distiller 8.1
no longer permits any file operations to be performed in PostScript. The
PostScript run operator is one such operation. The workaround is to invoke
the distiller with the -F flag. - Dov "
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bc4279f/2

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