print automatically pdf file with powershell

Question

I'm printing a pdf file with:

Start-Process -FilePath "C:\file.pdf" –Verb Print

This opens an empty adobe reader window, prints the file, but keeps the adobe reader open. So, how do I close adobe reader?

Thank you in advance.

manojlds · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-31 06:52:26Z

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From here seems like that is how AcroRd32 will work - it will keep the Adobe Reader open and you can only control whether it is minimized when it starts or not.

One alternative is to use Foxit Reader as described here- http://www.deltasblog.co.uk/code-snippets/printing-pdf-files-from-command-line-without-adobe-reader/

Or,Hack:

Start-Process -FilePath "test.pdf" –Verb Print
sleep 10
kill -name AcroRd32

Updated hack for multiple Adobe readers open:

Start-Process -FilePath "test.pdf" –Verb Print -PassThru | %{sleep 10;$_} | kill

edited Aug 31, 2011 at 6:52

answered Aug 30, 2011 at 20:24

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Artur Carvalho Over a year ago

Thank you for the help manojlds. I thought of doing that, but if I have another pdf file open couldn't it kill it too? I could use foxit reader as a standalone executable so I would be almost sure nobody else would use it.

manojlds Over a year ago

@Arthur Carvalho - Updated the hack so that already open file won't close. Still a hack :)

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