I have an application which contains links to PDF files stored on the network. This application contains links to thousands of files (mostly Word and Excel...and a handful of PDFs).
When a user presses on the link, there is a script that passes network credentials and launches the file. The script waits a few seconds and then disconnects the open connection.
The script works great for Word and Excel because when you open a Word or Excel file, it creates a temp file on the hard drive. Even if your network connection is closed, you can still access the file for reading / printing because it is now on your hard drive in that temp location.
Adobe seems to handle it differently. When the network connection is closed, users loose access to the open file. If they try to print or even scroll through the document, it turns the page blank and throws file i/o errors.
Is there a way to force Adobe Reader to open the files in a manner that is similar to Word or Excel so that users do not loose access to the doc even after the network connection has been terminated?
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