PDF printer "workaround"

Is there anyone out there who can tell me how to generate a PDF file at 200% from InDesign CS5 now that the "PDF printer" option is no longer supported in "snow leopard."

From InDesign you can export to PDF, this does not use Acrobat technology. If you have Acrobat, you can set the initial view properties using the document properties (command-D).

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Acrobat PDF Printer STILL freezes when pasting filename into Save dialog

Ref: Acrobat Printer Freezes on Save when CTL+V is used
No change in Acrobat X. Printing system still freezes up entirely when pasting a filename into the Save dialog, when printing to Adobe PDF printer. Most often from Firefix (all versions through 28.0) but from other programs as well (also happens from MS Outlook 2010 32 bit).
Any chance of an update from Adobe?
Acrobat Pro X on Win 7 64 bit. Multiple systems exhibit same behavior.
Same issue occurs in Acrobat XI Standard.
Workaround is possible by manually typing in filename, or renaming, but clearly this should not be happening. If you forget, it requires a lot of steps (or a reboot) to try again.

If you copy text directly from FireFox (or Word, or pretty much any program, other than Notepad), and try to paste into the Save Dialog to save your PDF, guaranteed crash.
HOWEVER, if you paste the text into Notepad first, and then copy it again, you can then paste into the Save dialog no problem. This is why the "test" that the Adobe rep did to recreate the problem was pointless: He managed to re-create the one workaround method that DOES work, instead of actually trying to do things the way that were causing the issue to show up.
The problem appears to be related to any sort of "rich" text. Windows ignores the "rich" information and only keeps the text if you paste into a filename in the system. So Windows handles it just fine, it's Adobe's save dialog that can't handle it. Copied text from Firefox is usually pretty clean (IE is worse), but there must be some formatting remnants in there that are giving Adobe fits (instead of properly ignoring them). It may have something to do with 64-bit Windows and 32-bit Firefox and 64-bit Acrobat all coming together? Copying and pasting between 64-bit and 32-bit programs usually has no issues, but in this case, it does (although the 64/32 bit relation is pure speculation on my end).
But by "washing" your text through Notepad first, it completely strips it down to truly pure plain text, which can then be pasted into Adobe's Save dialog without a crash. This adds an extra step, and should be entirely unnecessary, but it does work. At least until Adobe fixes their program.

Adobe PDF Printer not working in Illustrator since 9.3.2 update.

Greetings all,
Since updating Acrobat Pro to 9.3.2 I've not been able to print to PDF from Illustrator using the Adobe PDF Printer (Adobe PDF 9.0 in my printer list).
I've tried several restarts and have also removed the printer and run the Repair Acrobat Installation from the Help menu of Acrobat to reinstall the printer, but problem remains.
I've also tried printing from other programs (namely Thunderbird, Firefox and Photoshop) and the printer has worked fine so I suspect this my be isolated to Illustrator.
No error messages are given and the Illustrator print jobs are listed as Completed in the printer job list but no files are created.
I've got a work-around, printing to Postscript file then converting to PDF in Distiller and it seems to be working fine, but not my ideal solution.
I've checked for updates in Illustrator but none are available.
System details:
OS X 10.5.8 (MacBook Pro 15", around 2.5yrs old)
Adobe Creative Suite CS 3, Acrobat Pro 9.3.2, Illustrator 13.0.2
Any ideas?
Many thanks,
Dave

I've never liked the Save As PDF option in Illustrator. Though the quality is excellent, in my experience it creates bloated PDFs that are often too big to email.
Take for example the file that prompted my original post. If I print to PDF (or in this case use my workaround, creating a PS file, then converting to PDF in Distiller) using my Hi Rez preset, the final PDF is 648K. If I Save As PDF using the same preset, the final file is 5.5Mb! A ridiculous size for a CMYK flyer measuring just 134x70mm.
The reason for the size increase is obvious when the big pdf is opened in Illustrator: all the bits and pieces outside the artboard and on hidden layers are all preserved. In reality, it's just the same as the original Illustrator file seeing as Illustrator's native AI format is pretty much a pdf in all but name only.
Do you know of a way to use the Save As PDF command that eliminates the unwanted material and gets the file size down? That would really make my day!
What I wish for is an Export To PDF command as found in InDesign. That seems to give the best of both worlds.

Acrobat X pro pdf printer missing/ puzzle re forum fixes

Licensed Acrobat X pro installed; but no pdf printer.
Attempted workaround
<http://blogs.adobe.com/dmcmahon/2012/06/04/acrobat-pdf-printer-missing-after-installation- on-windows-64-bit/>
Solution 1 repair --did not work
Solution 2 --Uninstall and reinstall: I installed as part of CS5.5...do I have to unistall entire or just Acrobat?
Solution 3: I am copying below with notes as to what didn't show up
Manually install the PDF Printer
Click Start > Control Panel > Devices and Printers
Select Add a printer
Select Add a local printer
Check Use an existing port and select Documents\*.pdf (Adobe PDF) from the drop down. Click Next
[No such file on 'existing port.' attempted using NITRO pdf which came with this new lenovo machine [but never availbale and not installed --jst recommended, although this file exists < NitroPDF Port: (local port) > which I attempt]
Click the Have Disk… button
Click the Browse… button
Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat\Xtras\AdobePDF
Select AdobePDF.inf from the list if using Acrobat Pro, or AdobePDFstd.inf if using Acrobat Std, then click the OK button
[this files exists]
You will see many Adobe PDF Converters in the list, however count six down from the top and click Next (you may need to try this numerous times to find the correct Converter from the list that works with your version of Windows)
[Attempted six down--no dice].
Name your printer, e.g. Adobe PDF
Follow the rest of the prompts and your PDF printer should now be installed correctly
If you are later prompted for the ADPDF9.PPD file, it can be found in the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat\Xtras\AdobePDF\<OS version> folders.
[Once I hit 'test' print it states < Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 11.0\Acrobat\Acrotray.exe'.
BUT i'm not using Acrobat 11.0!
Any ideas, o wise ones?
best,
skylar1

Hello All,
I just figured this out--
I installed updates in the Help tab, and the files required, including pdf printer were installed.
Works!
I realize that this is a gen behind in software but I am running legacy large format printers and the newest is not the best in this application.
Hope this helps....
skylar1

PDF printing with proxy server

Hello,
I installed Apex 3.0.1 and configured it for pdf printing using OC4J and Apache FOP. The OC4J process is running on the same server as the database. I used localhost as hostname and 8888 as port.
Everything works fine, however, when I specify a proxy server in the Application Definition, the pdf printing stops working ... I suppose this is because the print server is now located through the proxy server and this doesn't work ... But, I need to configure the proxy server because I want to use an external web service ...
Anyone else that has this problem and knows of a possible workaround ?
Thanks
Matthias

Well, in my case this is not an option, since I used a demo host and domain name which can't be resolved through the proxy server ... If only there was an option to skip the proxy server for localhost settings (like there is in Internet Explorer).
Matthias

PDF printing with UTF8 characterset

Hi,
Stats:
E-BIZ version :- 11.5.10.2
DB:- 10.2.0.3
Report BUilder :- 6i
Character Set :- UTF8.
I have some doubt while viewing/printing pdf reports from Oralce Application. Can you please suggest if it is possible to print pdf's from oracle apps with UTF8 characterset and without having 3rd party software to convert pdf report to postscript and a printer that can understand postscript. We do have PASTA and IX configured in our enviornment.Reports created are in BI/XML publisher.
Actually we have one 3rd party tool for printing and wanted to get rid of it due to financial constraints. Can you please suggest if it is possible to print pdf's from oracle apps without having 3rd party tool. I have read lot of document and completely lost. Oracle some where says it is possible and at other place says 'If you are on UTF8 chacterset then you need to have XML/BI publisher with PASTA and 3rd party software' but in my enviornment we have some pdf reports that are bypassing 3rd party software for printing. I am just lost.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks,
JD

Hi,
This line confuses me, do i require 3rd party software to print from oracle apps if my characterset is UTF8(althoug i am using XML publisher), I believe yes -- See (Note: 422508.1 - About Oracle XML Publisher Release 5.6.3), Step 8 Enable PDF Printing in Oracle Applications. (System Administrator)
Workaround section says
6. From Oracle Applications via the Adobe Acrobat Reader, a PDF output file can be viewed and
printed.>>>> NO i not want to use it.This is a workaround to print PDF directly from the application. If you do not want to use this approach, use the other one mentioned above.
7.Although, it may be possible to create a custom print driver or print program using the Adobe
Acrobat Distiller, viable instructions on how to perform such a custom setup is very scarce, see
Note 262657.1--intended for Latin 1 character set environments.>>>> I am on UTF8
I would not recommend this approach as this may (or may not) work.
8. Use Pasta, an Oracle post printing program, to change a copy of the report output file to the
desired or printable output format.>>>>>> I have PASTA but does that mean i can print all my pdf reports using it. Don't i need 3rd party tool now.See (Note: 239196.1 - PASTA 3.0 Release Information).
9. Lastly, use another format like Postscript, that is fully supported for viewing and printing>>>>> How to use it? Can anyone please explain.Change the output of the concurrent program to Postscript (Concurrent > Program > Define), and you can view the output using Ghost Viewer.
Note: 117112.1 - How to read Postscript File Formats on a MS Windows Operating System and Convert To Another File Format
Thanks,
Hussein

3D PDF files in portfolio prints to Adobe PDF printer without content

3D PDF files in portfolio prints to Adobe PDF printer without content, but if printed from single 3D PDF file everything is fine. I need batch printing (this is the reason I use portfolio) of large amount of 3DPDF files because of the need to have proper preview of these files in browsers. Any ideas or workarounds how to have preview pdf's or jpg's of the single paged 3D PDF files, keeping relevant file names?

I suspected as much. I was hopeful it was something like a setting that needed to be changed or a reg hack that needed a bit changed from 0 to 1 to make the printing work as expected. I only installed the local printer to see if the RDP session
tunnel was in fact causing the print size to balloon so I will continue to instruct users to use that instead of the local redirected printer. I am disappointed but not surprised.
Edit:
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Configuration -> Administrative templates -Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host -> Printer Redirection”.
to “Disabled” but
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How to control "Adobe PDF" Printer?

Hello Everyone,
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     As a workaround, I tried exporting the pages of a crystal report 1 after another into a temp folder and then merged them together. I could easily do this with PDFCreator. But our client has purchased a ADOBE Acrobat X Pro edition and insists on using the same. By default he has the "Adobe PDF" printer default settings (Adobe PDF->Adobe PDF Settings Tab -> Default Settings combo) set to "Standard" print quality.
     Since I will be printing the crystal report page by page. I provide the user a custom print dialog (c#) to accept the settings he desires. When the client selects the "High Quality Print" job option, I would like to print all 270 pages one after another into a specified folder and then merge them together and provide him a save dialog to move the file to the location he desires. I would then like to revert the "Adobe PDF Printer" back to its old settings.
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From,
Patrick.

Thank you for your suggestions.
@TestScreenName : Yes, I have downloaded the Adobe SDK Library
@Irosenth : Only specific users have permissions to print these large reports and they will do it on their local machines wherein they each have a full version of Adobe Acrobat. I had seen the silent printing option and understand it. I am more concerned however with the following as seen in my original post
" Since I will be printing the crystal report page by page. I provide the user a custom print dialog (c#) to accept the settings he desires. When the client selects the "High Quality Print" job option"
My question here is if the user selects any print settings in the custom dialog where (registry?) & how do I set it so that the Adobe PDF printer detects the option selected. Is there any API provided for the same? After printing all the pages I will have to reverts the settings of the printer.

Acrobat 8 installation does not create a "Adobe PDF" printer device on Vista

On a new Windows Vista Premium system I installed a new (not upgrade) Adobe CS3 Design Suite. Everything installed properly (it did before on a Windows XP SP2 system) but the Adobe PDF Printer doesn't appear at all!
What???????????????????
There is an Adobe Acrobat for Windows knowledge base article covering it: Error "Warning 20225..." or no Adobe PDF printer appears (Acrobat 8.0 and Acrobat 3D 8.0 on Windows) (333221)
20225: Adobe Acrobat 8 Setup was unable to create a new item: Adobe PDF Converter. The Adobe PDF Printer may be unavailable. GetLastError: The specified module could not be found." When you click OK, the installer... (6/8/07)
The symptoms and possible workarounds didn't seem to apply and a couple of the suggestions (disabling certain services) didn't look right. But throughout the KB article it indicating doing a reinstall of Acrobat using the Help menu to do a Repair.
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Pro upgrade removes PDF printer port

I recently purchased and installed AA8 Pro upgrade from AA8 Std. During the installation, it required automatically uninstalling AA8 Std before continuing and, during it's AA8 Pro install, gave an error about creating the PDF printer port. After the install completed, the PDF printer is there, but the port is set to LPT1:. As a result, every time I create a PDF from within Word or such, I get a "document failed to print" message from the printer queue. I have to open the queue and delete the jobs. However, the PDF file does get created and opens in acrobat? Does anyone know how to re-create the Documents/*.PDF port and associate it back with the printer to eliminate the issue?

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V10.1.5 upgrade - Adobe PDF printer issues - font embedding

Hi,
Accepted the 10.1.5 (Acrobat Standard) upgrade. Have started having "Adobe PDF" printer failures with MS Outlook 2010: Font embedding issues.
Is there a setting somewhere I need to tweak to tell it to substitute with another font when it runs into licensing issues?
I've re-installed CutePDF as a workaround, but would prefer to use the Adobe printer.
save-as-filename.log:
"%%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%%
%%[ Error: LucidaSans cannot be embedded because of licensing restrictions. ]%%
%%[ Font vendor (B&H) does not permit this font to be embedded in PDF. ]%%
%%[ Error: invalidfont; OffendingCommand: xshow ]%%
Stack:
500
/l
%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%"
Regards,
JD

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Setting up a virtual PDF printer in MacOS

On my previous Mac (System 10.4), I had set up a virtual PDF printer called Adobe PDF 3016.102. I had Creative Suite installed at the time, but I'm not sure if that's relevant. I can't remember how I installed that virtual printer.
Now I have two newer Macs, one on Mavericks and one on Yosemite. I have Creative Cloud 2014 on both computers. Is there a way to install a virtual printer equivalent to the Adobe PDF 3016.102 virtual printer on these computers?
I found this virtual printer particularly useful for exporting full bleed PDFs from Microsoft Word. The option called 'Adobe PDF' in the Print dialogue box of Mavericks and Yosemite does not seem to produce full-bleed PDFs from Microsoft Word.
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Thanks in anticipation.

Thank you Test Screen Name for the link to the article 'Can't print PDFs | Mac OS X 10.6 and later'. I don't think this helps me with my problem. This is the scenario I'm struggling with: When I try to export a Microsoft Word document, I can select 'Save as Adobe PDF' from the PDF dropdown in the lower left of the Print dialogue box. However, at the top of the Print dialogue box, the only option I have available currently is Fuji Xerox Docuprint C3210, which is the only printer I have installed. My understanding is that Word always queries the printer driver for the size of it's non-printing margins. Consequently, it does not send print data for the margin zones to the PDF and I lose the full bleed. This is why I want to install a virtual PDF printer - because it would not have non-printing margins, and then Save as Adobe PDF would work correctly re the bleed.
If this is not possible, is there another workaround?
Thanks
Robert

PDF Printing for BW 3.5 using Adobe Document Services (ADS)

Hi there,
I am currently using Netweaver 04 - BW 3.5 and have a requirement to convert my web queries into a PDF format for saving and printing.
I have the document from BW Expert - Six steps to creating Great-looking PDF Reports in BW which provides a reasonable workaround.
Upgrade is out of the question at the moment.
Has anyone enabled PDF printing for BW 3.5 by calling ADS??
Any help would be very much appreciated and points will be awarded.
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Helen

It was simple. I did some debug and realised the fact.
"Processing exception during a "Render" operation.#Request start time: Fri Jun 30 16:53:04 PDT 2006#com.adobe.ProcessingError: Failed to create a <Render> XML Form Module. Please ensure#that the XML Form Module service is running:#com.adobe.FailedCreationE"
Just go to the Visual administrator and start the XML Form Module Service.

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In Windows 8, this feature of InDesign CS6 only works for the local Administrator account:
File -> Export -> Save as type: Adobe PDF (Print) -> Save -> Save Preset... -> OK
If you try it with any other account this error message is given: "Cannot create the file. The folder may be write protected."
For anyone else encountering this problem, a workaround is to run as administrator.

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The path to the Drop Box would be /Users/someuser/Public/Drop Box but you obviously wouldn't want the ownership and permissions to be the same on all four directories.
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- cfr

PDF printing issues [SOLVED]

Ever since cups got a major upgrade I've had constant problems printing PDF-documents. I've searched and looked for solutions for more than a month. My guess was that I had messed something up by installing some kind of conflicting package that I couldn't track down. However since I made a fresh install the other day on a new SSD I could get a fresh start.
Printer: HL-Brother 5370DW
Cups and its dependencies: updated according to stable repositories with nothing added from AUR or modified packages
Issues before on older install:
- pdf printing, using common Linux tools, resultet in documents filled with thin grey lines
- Acroread would work but then it doesn't have the same dependencies
Issues on fresh install:
- pdf printing works... but screw up font size and page layout (font size is for whatever reason bigger, marginals smaller, and paragraphs that don't fit are seen as thin grey lines as described earlier)
- Acroread still works
Debugging of cups don't give much since there's no obvious errors. Related to the printer the following can be noted:
D [12/Jul/2012:12:45:05 +0200] [Job 9] Inserted workaround PostScript code for Brother printers
D [12/Jul/2012:12:45:05 +0200] [Job 9] Page = 595x842; 12,12 to 583,830
D [12/Jul/2012:12:45:05 +0200] [Job 9] slow_collate=0, slow_duplex=0, slow_order=0
D [12/Jul/2012:12:45:05 +0200] [Job 9] Before copy_comments - %!PS-Adobe-3.0
A haven't noticed any issues besides the PDF related ones. Maybe it's related to the same possible reason as some suggest, a conflict between poppler and cups filter. Debugging of cups gives this:
D [12/Jul/2012:12:45:05 +0200] PID 7342 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstopdf) exited with no errors.
Does anyone know a solution for Brother printers like mine? Is there a solution in the pipeline that I could test?
Last edited by KimTjik (2012-08-23 18:09:01)

A quick Google search gives me some interesting results, f.e.:
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … ug/1021190
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/984082
-> this insinuates that it might be an upstream-bug.
I think I read somewhere that cups has changed from PDF to PS as the 'backend', and that means that a PDF that used to be fed directly to the printer, now has to be converted to PS. This same change has given me lots of headaches to print from libreoffice...

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