Seems like a fair enough solution to me ! M _____ From: Steve Raffensberger [mailto:sraffens1@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 06 January 2005 16:53 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Filemaker to PDF We encountered this problem where I used to work. We added an old 2 or 4 gig drive (not raided or anything) locally to the Citrix server to act as the PDF repository. Once users created their PDF files in it, they could open Explorer and copy them from the repository to their V: drive. They could also map to it from their PC and copy it that way. We didn't worry about backing it up because the data is recreatable. You could use a nightly robocopy to transfer the PDF's over to a file share for backup/archive if you feel that's necessary. We worried more about garbage collection. We just ran a nightly script that deleted any PDF's older than two days. Hope this helps, Raff -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Schneider, Chad M Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:28 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Filemaker to PDF Your explanation makes sense. So is it not possible to save PDF to location off of the local server Adobe Launches from? Teh trouble that leaves, is PDF is created in local X on Server A. User does what is required and prints PDF. That PDF then sits in Location X on Server A. How do we get rid of it, or for that matter, save it for historical reasons, to a more accessible, stable, backed up location, ie. a file server? If this is not possible, I am fine with that, but need to explain it to those of power. :) Thanks. _____ From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Cook Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 10:14 AM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Re: Filemaker to PDF Would I be correct in thinking that a 'net use' in their session would result in something like this Status Local Remote Network ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- OK V: \\client\c$ <file:///\\client\c$> Client Network In which case the print spooler cannot see 'into' the client session ! It essentially is in session 0 (ie. Same as the console) therefore has no concept of client drives ! Again, the V: is mapped to \\client\c$ <file:///\\client\c$> in the context of the users session. I'll try and be a little simpler if I can User a - session 12 map's V: to \\client\c$ <file:///\\client\c$> on his local PC User b - session 18 map's V: to \\client\c$ <file:///\\client\c$> on his local PC User a send's a print request to generate a PDF document which is actually done via a print driver. Therefore, at the end of the day spoolsv.exe (the spooler process) will try to 'save' the PDF to the drive you have asked it to - this is done in session 0 by the spooler process and not in session 12 or 18 ! Therefore, how does session 0 know where \\client\a$ <file:///\\client\a$> actually is ???? Not sure if that clear's things up or makes it more confusing !? Mark _____ From: Schneider, Chad M [mailto:CMSchneider@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: 06 January 2005 16:04 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Filemaker to PDF Please elaborate. The C$ on client is the V: drive on the server, for each user session. So how do I tell the PDF to go to a location not local to the server? _____ From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Cook Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:52 AM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Re: Filemaker to PDF But the C$ mapping is local to their session, not the print spooler process ! Remember, the spooler is in it's own environment so how would it know what \\client\c$ <file:///\\client\c$> was pointing at !?!? Does that make sense, if not I'll reword it !!! M _____ From: Schneider, Chad M [mailto:CMSchneider@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: 06 January 2005 15:44 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Filemaker to PDF We have a dept. using Filemaker, through Citrix (MPS 3.0), that wants to send some reports to PDF. Acrobat 6.0 Pro installed on Citrix servers. Seems that if I try to send the PDF to a local server drive, works fine. If I try to send it to their C$ on client, or any mapped network drive, just hangs at printing....sits in the queue, and can not be cleared without bouncing the spooler. Never creates the PDF. Thoughts? Chad M. Schneider Technology Analyst Bemis Company, Inc. 920-303-7609