I have devices that hold cassettes of 25 silicon wafers. The device scans the surface of each wafer and produces a map of surface defects and particles. An operator places a cassette in the device and the device takes each wafer and performs this scan. I can set the device to print each scan which I would like to have converted to PDF and saved.

 

The problem is that it would not be optimal for an operator to stand and address the dialog that would flash up each and every time a wafer completes and prints. They put in a cassette and walk away doing other things until the device completes all 25.

 

Of course purchaing the Pro version, if it can support such an arrangement, would be no problem. Initial tests indicate that the converter does a great job with the output and the file size is a mere 20K per scan which is ...fantastic.

 

-Ted

Michel,

 

Testing your converter on the actual production tool was a raving success. The driver did not interfere with the operation of the processor intensive application running there and made PDFs quickly without missing any output (which a similar print capture conversion utility was unable to do).

 

The batch printer mode worked as I hoped and caught printer output, converted on its own with no dialog, and chose filenames according to the print job name.

 

Its now a matter of requesting some dough for at least two licenses of the Pro verson. I'm now thinking about how this 'system' could be applied elsewhere on the manufacturing floor.

 

Installation was a bit shaky and I ran into the Error 127 headache as detailed here:

http://www.exp-systems.com/forum_exp/forum_posts.asp?TID=241&PID=884#884 - http://www.exp-systems.com/forum_exp/forum_posts.asp?TID=241&PID=884#884

Note that despite the actual error message, it does not appear to be and issue of local rights because I had no trouble installing other printers. Also, in my case, it did not appear to be an issue of another similar tool hooking the print monitor since the 2016 version had no trouble installing even with another print conversion package running.

 

These devices are, indeed, NT4 workstation devices so I had to revert to the Install_PDFR_NT_v2016.exe package in order to get it installed. I guess I can live without latest features. Hopefully I can purchase and register the 2016 version of Pro. I'm hoping that any registration key I purchase will work for the package that is already running on the two devices. I included the log file from the failed installation at the bottom of this post.

 

I do understand that you have dropped support for NT4 and do not blame you but if it does come to pass that later versions get around the installation issue on NT4, I'd love to hear about it. There are features in the batch printer setup screen for the newer version that I am interested in. There is no chance that these devices with get pulled out of the NT4 muck.

 

Overall, your PDF converter is exactly what I've been looking for. Great job!

 

-Ted

 

Great work. It certainly does the trick.

 

-Ted

 

Is there a way that I can get v 2.0.16 of PRO?  I have the same type of equipment as Ted and it is also running Windows NT4.   If it proves successful for my application (as it did for TED) then I would buy two copies.  Updating the operating systems on this equipment opens up too many items that could go wrong.  So running the older PRO version is what I need.

 

The standard program works very well on my desktop system and my home system.  Plan to purchase my own copy of Pro for at home.  Good program and reasonable price.  Just the thing to have available when you want to document something.

 

Thanks,

Ed