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Topic: Re: DCOM and Acrobat (Via Email)
Conf: (P-PDF) Developers, Msg: 85058
From: LeonardR
Date: 3/28/2003 12:06 PM
At 10:05 AM 3/27/2003 +1100, p-pdf-developer Listmanager wrote:
>I understand that Acrobat is not licensed for use on a server, but I still
>have a few questions regarding the subject.
OK...
>I placed a VB written app that converts TIF images to PDF on a Windows
>2000 server.
Using Acrobat? As Acrobat doesn't have any exposed documented
functions for doing that, what method are you using?!?!?
>I have the single instance license and the VB app runs as a single
>instance. Since Acrobat is being automated by the VB app (the single
>instance) and it is not being controlled in any manner by
>additional/outside users, am I still abusing the license restrictions.
What causes the VB application to start conversion?
>If so, what would the difference be if I placed that same VB app on my
>workstation and ran it ?
Nothing, if you are manually performing the operation for yourself.
> It would still be performing the same function, but it would just be
> running under my login instead of the server login.
No, it's manual vs. server/automated.
Leonard
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