Automatically convert DWF Files to PDF
Requirements:
- Aloaha PDF Suite Server Edition in non interactive mode
- Autodesk DWF Viewer 7
- DWF Print 2.0
- Aloaha PDF Printer configured as default printer
1. Download Aloaha from
http://www.aloaha.com/download/aloaha_pdf.zip. After the installation please make sure it is running in non interactive mode. To toggle the mode please right click on the Aloaha System Tray Icon and disable Interactive.
2. Download and install Autodesk DWF Viewer 7
3. Download and install the freeware tool DWF Print 2.0
4. Instruct Aloaha to use the DWF Print 2.0 Tool to print the doucments to the default printer.
- Create a registry key dwf in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Aloaha\pdf\autoprint
- Create a String Value action in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Aloaha\pdf\autoprint\dwf
- Enter content for action. For example: "C:\Program Files\DWF Print\DWF Print.exe" %1
The result in Regedit notation:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Aloaha\pdf\autoprint\dwf]
"action"="\"C:\\Program Files\\DWF Print\\DWF Print.exe\" %1"
Now every DWF document dropped into Aloahas Autoprint folder will be printed to the default printer Aloaha PDF Printer. The printer will convert the print job to PDF and save it into the configured document location.