PDF Builder Help File
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Last updated 5/28/04

1) What can PDF Builder do for me?

With PDF Builder you can easily create PDF files from many different file types including
TXT,XLS,DOC,RPT,PPT,JPG,GIF,BMP,TIF,DWG,DXF,MDB,etc. Combine files of different types all
into a single PDF file simply by clicking a button! PDF Builder stores all file information
in an Access Database so the PDF files can be created on the fly any time! After the PDF has
been built the system can be configured to automatically open the PDF, copy the PDF, upload
the PDF to a web server, restore links in a PDF file, set the open password in the PDF, print
the PDF to a specific printer.

2) Does PDF Builder require Adobe Acrobat?

Yes. You must have Adobe Acrobat installed to use PDF Builder. In addition, you need Adobe
Acrobat Distiller installed which is included in the setup program for Acrobat.

3) Before using PDF Builder how should I configure Adobe Acrobat Distiller?

  a) Select "Printers" from Window's Start Menu
  b) Right click on the Acrobat Distiller printer to see the popup menu
  c) Select "Printing Preferences..." from the menu
  d) Select tab "Adobe PDF Settings"
  e) Uncheck option "Do not send fonts to Distiller"
  f) Uncheck option "View Adobe PDF results"
  g) Uncheck option "Ask to replace existing PDF file"
  h) All the remaining items should be checked
  i) Click the OK Button to save your changes

4) I am having trouble running PDF Builder. What could be the cause of these problems?

PDF Builder requires that Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.7 or greater be installed
on your computer. These components are free and can be downloaded from http://microsoft.com/data

You must have Adobe Acrobat Distiller installed which comes included with Adobe Acrobat. To check
if you have the Distiller installed select "Printers" from the Window's Menu. If you are using 
Adobe Acrobat 5.0 you should see "Adobe Acrobat Distiller". If you are running Adobe Acrobat 6.0
you should see "Adobe PDF". If you don't have the Distiller installed please run your setup
disks for Adobe Acrobat, select the Distiller, and install it.

To create a PDF file from a Word document you must have Word installed on your computer. To
create a PDF file from an Excel workbook you must have Excel installed. The same applies to
Crystal Reports, Access Reports, Powerpoint files, and AutoCAD drawing files. Creating PDF
files from image and text files does not require any other special software other than
Adobe Acrobat.

After trying all of the above and you still cannot create PDF files please email SkySof
Software at kusluski@mail.ic.net and we will try to help resolve your problem.

5) How do I run PDF Builder from the command prompt in quiet mode?

  a) Go to the command prompt (or select "Run..." from Window's menu)
  b) Type:

     c:\Program Files\PDF Builder\pdfb.exe projid:# 

  The # represents a valid project ID number.

  other parameters:

  Parameter             Description
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  open                  Open the PDF file
  link                  Restore links in PDF file
  print	        	Print the PDF file 
  setpswd               Set an open password for the PDF file  
  copyto                Copy the PDF file to a specified path 
  file                  Copy the PDF file to a specified file name
  upload                Upload the PDF file to a remote web server
  rfile                 The remote file name
  host                  The remote host name of the web server
  user                  The user name for the web server
  pswd                  The password for the web server

  Seperate each parameter with a comma.

  Some examples:
 
  c:\Program Files\PDF Builder\pdfb.exe projid:1,open,link,print:HP Deskjet 890C,setpswd:opensezme,copyto:c:\Temp,file:file.pdf

  c:\Program Files\PDF Builder\pdfb.exe projid:1,open,upload:/remoteserver/mydir,rfile:file.pdf,host:server.net,user:john,pswd:opensezme

  Note: Passed parameters override settings in the PDF Builder program.

6) How can I arrange the order of files in the file list?

   Move the mouse cursor over the file you want to move then press the right mouse button. You should see a hand icon.
   With the right mouse button held down move the hand to the new position in the list and release the mouse button to
   drop the file into the new location.

7) How do I buy PDF BUilder?

   You can purchase PDF BUilder online with a credit card through RegNow by visiting the following URL:

   https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=4459-32

   (Copy and paste this URL into your web browser and press the ENTER key)

      

