Hi

I use a pdf converter that was created using an access database. The procedures basically take excel worksheets, print them as post script files, move them to a watch folder where the acrobat distiller prints them to pdf, and then moves them to another folder.

We had some sort of system issue a few weeks ago where the distiller got "reset". I had to go in and set up the watch folder again. The problem is now the user has to have the Acrobat Distiller open for process to run. If it is not open, access just sits and waits for the distller to print the sheets, which never happens. I'm 99.9% sure the code in the access program didn't change. I'm not sure if the acrobat distiller has a way to run in the background without being open, or if for some reason access used to open it in the background then close it when it was finished.

Anyone have any ideas? Is anyone familiar with the acrobat distiller?

Thanks