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  1. Aug 18th, 2006, 11:24 AM #1
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    Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

    Has anyone written code to convert an existing MS Word document to an Adobe PDF file?

    Any assistance would be appreciated.

    Thanks.
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    Re: Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

    I have heard about a great app, PrimoPDF, which is available in some free editions. Don't know how it actually works, but it's worth a try
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    Re: Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

    Thanks!

    I was really looking for help in writing VB code for this task.
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    Re: Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

    Quote Originally Posted by PhilWoo
    Thanks!

    I was really looking for help in writing VB code for this task.
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    Re: Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

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    "9/3/2004 12:09:39 PM: Cybsoft

    Never seen so much error-messages, would be nice if it would work..."
    The most difficult part of developing a program is understanding the problem.
    The second most difficult part is deciding how you're going to solve the problem.
    Actually writing the program (translating your solution into some computer language) is the easiest part.
    Please indent your code and use [HIGHLIGHT="VB"] [/HIGHLIGHT] tags around it to make it easier to read.
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    Re: Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

    http://www.pdfonline.com/absolutenew...er.asp?a=6&z=1
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    Re: Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

    http://www.nwinds.com/pdftool.htm
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    Re: Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

    http://www.cutepdf.com/solutions/pdfwriter3.asp
    see? a little searching can go a long way
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    Re: Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

    then there is http://neevia.com/support/examples/dpsdk/ and the docuPrinter it uses is here http://neevia.com/products/ (not free but its like $19 for the LT version)
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    Re: Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

    Hey BrailleSchool, do you have any suggestions which do NOT involve third party libraries?
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    Re: Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

    I was browsing through the net and i got the same answer on every forum i could find. Of course, there are some tools, which allow you to access PDF directly from your app, but they are quite expencive After all, PDF is a highly developed format.
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    Re: Converting MS Word Docs to Adobe PDF

    Quote Originally Posted by PhilWoo
    Hey BrailleSchool, do you have any suggestions which do NOT involve third party libraries?
    nope, i dont. but you could probably download a free converter and then set it as your default printer, then print to the default printer?
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