Getting the Distiller API to work.

[zensunni]

I'm looking to interface with distiller using adobe's API. This is the guide I'm using:
http://partners.adobe.com/public/dev...IReference.pdf

Now, I've had minimal experience using win32 api for visual c++. However, I can't really tell what the guide is referring to in certain things. It just assumes you know the environment (win32?, MFC?, ATL?) and where to insert the code examples.

All I really need is to get a working API call of any kind. If I can get even a message popup from the api, I've got somewhere to start.

Thanks for any help.

BTW, I've got visual studio 2005, distiller and the adobe SDK. When I open a new c++ project, I get:

#include "stdafx.h"
 
 
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    return 0;
}

The code example they give me is:

DISTILLRECORD dr;/* from distctrl.h */
COPYDATASTRUCT cds;
BOOL ok;
LRESULT rtn;
WORD res=0;
char msg[ 80];
hinst = ShellExec( NULL, "acrodist.exe", strCmdArgs, NULL, SW_SHOW);
if (res<32){
sprintf(msg, "WinExec failed: error code = %d", res);
return;
}
CWnd *hDistillerCWnd = FindWindow("Distiller", NULL);
if (hDistillerCWnd != NULL)
{
strcpy(dr.outputFile, "c:\\ OUT.PDF");
strcpy(dr.fileList, "C:\\ TEST.PS");
dr.param = EQ_NO_SAVE_DIALOG;/* from distctrl.h */
cds.dwData = DM_DISTILL;
cds.cbData = sizeof(DISTILLRECORD);
cds.lpData = (PVOID)&dr;
ok = (BOOL)hDistillerCWnd->SendMessage(WM_COPYDATA,
(WPARAM)m_hWnd, (LPARAM)&cds);
if (ok)
/* wake up Distiller */
hDistillerCWnd->PostMessage(WM_TIMER, ID_TIMER, 0L);
}

[oler1s]

It just assumes you know the environment

Yes, of course. APIs do have to presume certain amounts of knowledge. The most basic is knowing how to use the language, and usually extends to knowing how to program for a specific OS.

I'm not sure what your question is though. If your issue is that you don't how to deal with Win32 or MFC code, then clearly the solution is you need to familiarize yourself with said APIs. There isn't a way around this requirement.

[weaknessforcats]

That's a really crummy example you have there.

1) it uses the C library string functions - big no-no
2) it uses MFC which is obsolete and very poorly designed
3) it does not use any of the TCHAR mappings required by Microsoft even though the author knows about them because he is using _tmain()

TCHAR msg[ 80];
 
_tsprintf(msg, TEXT("WinExec failed: error code = %d"), res);
 

4) is uses a stack array that can be overrun (msg[80]).
5) it does use any of the secure functions for string handling provided by Microsoft.