- Adobe Acrobat Command Line Options
- Adobe Command Line Parameters
- Adobe Reader Command Line Options
- Acrobat Reader Command Line
Command Line Options The Adobe DNG Converter supports the following command line options: -c Output compressed DNG files (default).u Output uncompressed DNG files.l Output linear DNG files.e Embed original raw file inside DNG files.p0 Set JPEG preview size to none.p1 Set JPEG preview size to medium size (default). Is there a way to use acrobat with the command line? I use Acrobat with the windows command line to display PDF files by: C:'Program files'Adobe'Acrobat 11.0'AcrobatAcrobatfilename.PDF where the above is actually pdfread.bat and filename.PDF is%1%1.
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See title. I'd like to convert a bunch of XML files to PDF using Adobe Acrobat (9.0).
Currently, I'm opening each of these files with IE and then convert them manually using the Acrobat Plugin.
I'm curious if this can be achieved without loading each of the files by hand since the generation of the PDFs is a part of an otherwise automated process.
Adobe Acrobat Command Line Options
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No, there are no command line parameters for Acrobat for conversion. The only command line parameters that exist are the same for Reader or for Acrobat to open a file or to print a file. They are essentially undocumented and they are unsupported but you can see them here. You will have to look at other PDF applications for this functionality.
Another possibility is that if you have Acrobat installed and you can find an application that will open the XML files and has command line parameters for printing, then you can automate it through the XML application by printing to PDF from that application. That's another avenue you might try to find.
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Default viewer¶
Note
Windows 10 environments require using DISM and GPO configuration.
Adobe Command Line Parameters
When Reader and Acrobat are installed on the same machine, you can choose which viewer is the default for PDF files. In some cases, this choice is critical as Reader has a built in Protected Mode which is more secure. For security details, see the Application Security Guide.
To select a default viewer, choose one of the following:
- Installer will decide which product will be the default: The installer decides which application should open PDFs based on the product to install and the values of IW_DEFAULT_VERB and LEAVE_PDFOWNERSHIP. In general, the install leans towards letting the more secure Reader be the default viewer unless a property or user choice overrides that decision.
- Make Reader the default PDF viewer: For Reader MSI modification only. Sets IW_DEFAULT_VERB to Read.
- Make Acrobat the default PDF viewer: For Acrobat MSI modification only. Sets IW_DEFAULT_VERB to Open.
Note
IW_DEFAULT_VERB is written to the MST file and doesn’t exist in the installer tables by default. It can also be used on the command line or in the Setup.ini file.
Choosing a default PDF viewer
Property interactions¶
Adobe Reader Command Line Options
IW_DEFAULT_VERB interacts with the Adobe property LEAVE_PDFOWNERSHIP.
NO
allows the new install to own opening PDFs. LEAVE_PDFOWNERSHIP is often used for silent installs where the usershould not be asked to select a default PDF viewer.- YES prevents the new installation from taking over PDF ownership if PDF is already owned. However, if the PDF mimetype is currently un-owned, take ownership.
- If this property is unset or not present, the current install assumes ownership.
Locking PDF ownership¶
Acrobat Reader Command Line
By default, users can select the default handler through the UI. However,administrators can lock the feature by setting
[HKLMSOFTWAREPoliciesAdobe<product><version>FeatureLockDownbDisablePDFHandlerSwitching
to 1 so that end users cannot change the default handler.