With the Aloaha PDF Suite Server (http://www.aloaha.com/wi-software-en/aloaha-pdf-suite-server1.php) it is possible to print out PDF fully automatic and without user intervention. You just need to drop them into the dedicated hotfolder.

First setup the Aloaha PDF Suite to run non interactive. To do so right click on the grey system tray icon and disable Interactiv.

You could also run Aloaha as a windows service. Just remove the Aloaha Autostart/Startup shortcut and then open the service control center (services.msc). Now configure the PDF Suite Service to start automatically and start the service.

If you look into the Aloaha installation folder (usally <program files x86)\Wrocklage you find the subfolder autoprint. Every PDF dropped there will be printed to the configured printer. Please note that in the autoprint folder there are a couple of subfolders. Every folder is dedicated to a specific printer. So ideally you use those subfolders!

Man people whish to configure properties of the used Hardcopy printer. That can be done in hklm\software\aloaha\printer (globally) or hklm\software\aloaha\printer\<printer name> (per printer). Please note that the registry Hive on 64 Bit machines is: SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Aloaha

Settings can be configured directly in the registry as explained below OR just with the tool AutoPrintConfig (located in the installation folder)

Following settings are possible (please create values as DWord if they do not exist):

1. PaperSize
   1 to 68, DMPAPER (Win32 API DEVMODE data structure)
2. PaperLength
   in tenths of millimetres
3. PaperWidth
   in tenths of millimetres
4. Copies
   Number of copies
5. PrintQuality
   1 = high, 2 = medium, 3 = low, 4 = draft
6. Color
   1 = monochrome, 2 = color
7. Duplex
   1 = simplex, 2 = vertical duplex, 3 = horizontal duplex
8. Collate
   0 = no, 1 = yes
9. Bin
   1 to 15, DMBIN (Win32 API DEVMODE data structure)
10. MediaType
    1 = standard, 2 = transparency, 3 = glossy
11. Orientation
    1 = portrait, 2 = landscape
12. AutoRotateCenter
    1 = Rotate pages to fit on the output medium, and center on the page
13. PageScaling
    0 = None, 1 = Fit to paperm, 2 = Shrink large pages

Please contact info@aloaha.com for further information.

The function AutoMailPrint in the Aloaha COM Object aloahapdf.edit scans a PDF for automailer addresses. Based on the results it sends the document to the Aloaha PDF Suite dropmailer folder or the autoprint directory.

Aloahas portable PDF Reader has a compressed footprint of just 1,4 MB and as such would fit on a small old Floppy Disk.

The PDF Viewer does not require any installation nor any Admin rights! It can be downloaded HERE or from http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20338532/neverdelete/PDFViewer/AloahaPDFViewer.zip. Just start it from the downloaded zip file!

Please also visit the Aloaha Portable Viewer on www.aloaha.com

Also note that the portable Aloaha PDF Reader is standalone and does not require any installation. Additionally it is also included in Aloahas PDF Suite.

Features: 

• Multi-Threaded Page rendering – supports modern multi core machines.
• Works completly in memory so no PDF leftovers in %temp% for extra security.
• Secure – do not get infected with viruses and keep sensitive information safe.
• Tiny Footprint – eliminate bloatware and help your computer run faster! No installation required!
• Decrypts encrypted PDFs. (PDF Password Remover, removes PDF restrictions, password remover) (license required)
• Opens Images as PDF. (Image2PDF / Image to PDF)
  http://www.aloaha.com/software-development/image-2-pdf.php
• Copy page as image to clipboard.
• Copy page as ASCII Text to clipboard. (PDF2TXT / PDF to Text)
  http://www.aloaha.com/software-development/pdf2txt.php
• OCR for PDF2TXT in case PDF is image based
• Open RichtText *.rtf directly as PDF! (rtf2pdf)
• Add RichText directly to PDF (Richtext2PDF / Text2PDF)
• Open content of clipboard as PDF / convert content of clipboard to PDF.
• Copy text selection as ASCII Text to clipboard.
• Read out loud page or selection. (TTS)
• Save page as HTML. (PDF2HTML / PDF to HTML)
• Save page as Image. (PDF2Image / PDF to Image)
• Append PDF Document / insert PDF Document / merge PDF Documents.
  http://www.aloaha.com/software-development/append-pdf.php
• Append Images to PDF / insert Images into PDF Document. (img 2 pdf)
• Place images on PDF pages. (Stamp Image on PDF)
• Extract single page of multipage pdf to a file.
  http://blog.aloaha.com/2012/05/10/split-all-pdfs-of-a-given-path-into-single-page-pdfs/
• Insert PDF Attachment in Page and adding PDF Attachment to Document.
  http://www.aloaha.com/software-development/pdf-attachments.php
• Embed PDF in Executable. (PDF2EXE)
• Multi-Threaded print page/print document.
• Delete page from PDF without Software installation.
• Move Page up and Move Page down.
• Move Page to.
• Rotate Page left and Rotate Page right.
• Very fast – read PDF files without waiting and without having to install Software.
• Incl. PDF Batch Print Processor for instant commandline printing/pdf batch printing.
• Bookmarking.
• Command Line Arguments supported
• Supports Shell Extension Verbs Open and Print.
• Easy navigation via double click, page up/down, scroll wheel, etc.
• Keyboard control – all frequently used actions can be done with keyboard only.
• Easy to use – keyboard shortcuts, intuitive interface, page thumbnail images, …
• PDF Reader also available as .NET component for your own projects!

All the features above are available as royalty free .NET PDF SDK/Component. Please contact us at info@aloaha.com for further information!

PDF Batch Print Processor:

Requirements:

Contact:

Aloaha portable PDF Viewer

Pad File and HTML Pad

 www.aloaha.com

In enterprise environments document hardcopies and PDF documents go hand in hand. Hardcopies of every generated PDF might be needed for paper files or a PDF document for electronic archiving might be required for every document printed.

An easy solution is the Aloaha PDF Suite. Rather then sharing the physical printer to the network you share the Wrocklage PDF Printer to the network. Aloaha will convert every print to PDF and automatic print it to a physical printer connected.

The setup is pretty much straight forward. Log on to the console of your server and install the Aloaha PDF Suite. All you need to configure is to share the Wrocklage PDF Printer to your network, re-configure Aloaha to run as a service and enable Aloaha to generate a Hardcopy of every PDF. Below you will find a step by step guide on how to accomplish this.

Re-configure the Aloaha PDF Suite to run as a service

1. Remove the Aloaha shortcut from the autostart group of the startmenu.
2. Right click on the Aloaha systray icon and choose exit.
3. Open the service control manager and configure the PDF Suite Service to automatic startup
4. Choose the physical hardcopy printer and enable autoprint
   1) Start PMonConfig.exe from the Aloaha PDF Suite Directory. Usually that is c:\program files\wrocklage\PMonConfig.exe
   2) Choose the Wrocklage PDF Printer in the first drop down menu
   3) Choose your hardcopy printer in the second drop down menu
   4) Enable “Print Hardcopy to printer above”
   Please refer also to the screenshot below

Aloaha PMonConfig

Start Aloaha and verify settings

1) Open the services control manager and start the PDF Suite service

2) Right click on the Aloaha Tray Icon and choose settings.

3) Make sure you find your hardcopy printer in the “Print Settings” tab choosen

4) Define PDF save location in  the “Save” Tab

5) Click OK

6) Right Click on the Tray Icon and make sure there is NO checkbox besides the Interactive option

ATTENTION: The Tray icon does only show if you are logged on to the machine console. If you need to connect via Terminal Services make sure to call the client with the parameter /console

Hardcopy without Letterhead

In some cases it might be required that the hardcopy is being done before the PDF Letterhead is rendered to the document. For example when the hardcopy is done to company paper.

Should you require heardcopies without letterhead just create a registry key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Aloaha\pdf\printer]
“HardCopyPrinter”=”HP LaserJet P1005″

HardCopyPrinter defines the printer to be used! The keys below will then created automatically.

Obviously you need to replace “HP LaserJet P1005” with your printer name!

“HardCopyPaperSize”=dword:00000009
“HardCopyOrientation”=dword:00000000
“HardCopyCollate”=dword:00000000
“HardCopyDuplex”=dword:00000000
“HardCopyColor”=dword:00000001
“HardCopyQuality”=dword:00000002

The values for HardCopyPaperSize you get from:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd319099(v=vs.85).aspx

Additional Tipps and Tricks

Instead of useing the localsystem account to run Aloaha it is adviced to dedicate Aloaha its own user. Some settings are saved user based and to change them you need to log on as that user.

In case you need to configure some advanced settings such as automatic emailing of PDF documents, sorting PDF documents by user or enabling script engine it is adviced to run Aloaha with a dedicated account instead of the local user account.

To configure the settings mentioned above please log on to the system as the same user configured above. Call the creator.exe from the Aloaha PDF Suite installation folder (c:\program files\wrocklage\creator.exe) and configure these advanced options.