Close PDF Document automatically after printing

Modify the Print button is follows:

(1.) Right click the button and select Properties.
(2.) Click the Actions Tab and make sure the Select Trigger is set to - Mouse Down
(3.) Select Action - Execute a menu item, then click the Add button
(4.) Choose - File > Print
(5.) Go back to the Actions Tab and make sure the Select Trigger is set to _ Mouse Up
(6.) Select Action - Execute a menu item, then click the Add button
(7.) Choose - File > Close or File > Exit

Thank you first.

Are there no command so I can close the acrobat reader remote after printing.


I don't find the properties in print button. Which print button do you mean?

Best Regards
Axel

I have the same problem. I would like to close or minimise Adobe from the Javascript after the user has completed updating a form.

Many thanks

Please read the Acrobat JS API Reference about the 'closeDoc' method. There ares some warnings described. Also with version 9 and above, one can not close the only open PDF.

Many thanks. I have the latest version and closeDoc happily closes the only pdf that is open. Must tell the user not to update their system! I will look into the warnings but to date have not experienced any difficulties.

Peter - why in your case is it necessary to force the user to close Acrobat completely? Unless there's an overriding reason within your specific workflow, telling someone not to update from a legacy version of software, and benefit from all the enhancements and security thereof, is hardly good practice.

Unfortunately we cannot use the workflow as Adobe has designed it as we need to read the completed data back into our main MRP system. We are using Adobe to act as the form filler as it is easy to lock the format and just allow the user to enter the data for the certificate they are completing. We then need the completed form (which is a certificate with the results of test details in) with the frozen data so that we can keep it electronically with the serial number of the component. The Adobe workflow doesn't seem to allow this so the external program in Adobe displays the the form in Adobe, the user completes the form and presses a button which saves it in a working location and closes the document. The external program then picks up the completed certificate and moves it to its final location. We don't necessarily need to close the application - minimising would be fine. I agree applications need to be kept up to date but it is frustrating when things that used to work no longer work because of a decision taken by a software publisher.

I also want to close Arobat after printing. Why is that not allowed?

Hi everybody,

I require to close Acrobat after printing the PDF and the system which launches the acrobat is waiting for a response so the next page cannot be sent to the printer because the former acrobat instance is not closed. We need to print at least 200 pages per job and to conclude the process we need to close manually the acrobat in order to get the next page in the printer.

The version of Acrobat is 9 std.

Any Idea?

thanks in advance

Use a batch process to print the selected PDFs. You will need the Professional version of Acrobat.

I have an (APL) application that needs to print a pdf using adobe reader. I can print the document OK but after printing the adobe reader window is left open. Is there a way to close the window other than

FindWindow ("Adobe Reader")
SendMessage WM_CLOSE
WaitForSingleObject

If there is no other way will the window left open always be called "Adobe Reader"?