>I'll keep that should I ever need it
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>Since acrobat 8, what I do is
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>(1) Create an object that mimimizes any window that becomes the forground window
>(2) if adobe not open, start one

Through ShellExecute?

Also, if it's already running - what do you do?

>(3) Do my thing with printto
>(4) Destroy the object created in (1)
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>The only disadvantage is that it leaves a minimized acrobat reader in the task bar
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>Life used to be easier
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So, the extra Adobe instance minimized is left running, correct?