>hi all!
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>we've a very big problem. we're developing a webapplication using VB.NET.
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>in this application we want to allow the user to upload a doc-file (word 95 to word xp) which should be converted on the server to a pdf-file.
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>one solution would be to create a printer which prints to a file (ghostscript, ghostview) - but this isn't the best solution.
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>isn't there any tool within .NET?
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>thx for any help or tips.

There is nothing in the .NET Framework that will convert to a PDF. You will have to get a product like Adobe Acrobat. Make sure that it can be run as an automation server.