Hi,

    Thanks for the kind remarks!

    Nope: no advertising. I decided a long time ago that I would keep the whole program clean, and not access the internet unnecessarily to access new ads.

    You are not the first person to report the problem of not being able to access the PDF files from shared drives. I was unsuccessful in the past at finding the cause, mostly because I was not able to duplicate the problem.

    Nonetheless, you post got me inspired to do some additional research. Eventually, I was able to duplicate the problem, and finally, I have found a difference in the PDF security setting that might explain everything. In Windows XP, basic (actually called "simple") file sharing is setup in such a way that remote computers access the shared folders using the guest account. And, although the settings for the folder allows guests to access the folder, PDF reDirect writes the actual PDF files to the drive in such a way that it does not explicitly allow guests to have access to the PDF file (even if the folder allows it).

    So, that's the good news: I finally have some understanding of what is going on. I will start looking at my code to see if there is an easy fix, and will report back in a couple of days.

    A workaround is to make a copy of the PDF to a new file using Windows Explorer. That copy should be remotely accessible.

    Thanks for the post!

Hi Michel,

1. There is no way to make a copy of a pdf file created on another station, not even through Windows Explorer; access denied,
2. I can however, go back to that station and copy the pdf file using Windows Explorer into the Shared Folder of another station where it can be open, strange huh?
3. I can make a pdf file from any Shared Folder of another station, save it in that station's shared folder and can access it,
4. Adobe Reader have a command, "Save a copy" that I can use to make another copy in a new sub folder and it can be accessed by any other station.

Incidently, Adobe Reader have a command where the document's security properties may be displayed. Well, do let us know when this security thing is worked out.

About the advertising idea, you should really reconsider. Instead of hoping to pocket from a handfull of users who would interested enough to try the Professional version, why not give it away free and increase the user base. Some of the most popular freeware have a user base in the hundreds of millions. When you have that kind of number you could approach say Google and tell them you have got an audience of a hundred million and people would use your product multiple times a day. I believe even Google would be interested in just 10% of your interface space. Will users be put off by it? I think not. Look at DAP, it has an Ad space at the bottom yet it is still registering new downloads. It is by far the top product of any download manager. Think about it.

 

Hi Michel,