Can't load printer profile from command line

[ragkag]

PDF-XChange Pro 10.7.6.404

I'm trying to load a printer profile using rundll32 using the following command line:

rundll32 "C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF-XChange Standard\drvui.x64.dll",DUI30_Command /InstallProfile:"D:\Users\AllUsers\AppData\PDFXEditor\Printer Profiles\Offsite HardCopy.pxpp" /PrinterName:"PDF-XChange Standard" /ForUser

The command executes without any errors but viewing the Printer Preferences, the "Profile:" name does not indicate the new profile name:

Before running the command:

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After running the command:

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Notice the profile name did NOT change under Printer Preferences.
The InstallProfile and PrinterName do indeed exist.

[Sean - PDF-XChange]

Hi ragkag,

The issue here is that you are installing the profile, but not activating it.

Note that /InstallProfile only imports the profile into the printer, it does not switch the printer to use that profile unless either:

you add /AsDefault, or you use /SetDefProfile:"Profile Name"

There are a couple of ways you can resolve this:

Option 1 - install, and make it the default printer:

rundll32 "C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF-XChange Standard\drvui.x64.dll",DUI30_Command ^
/InstallProfile:"D:\Users\AllUsers\AppData\PDFXEditor\Printer Profiles\Offsite HardCopy.pxpp" ^
/PrinterName:"PDF-XChange Standard" ^
/ForUser ^
/AsDefault

Option 2 - install it, then explicitly set the default:

rundll32 "C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF-XChange Standard\drvui.x64.dll",DUI30_Command ^
/InstallProfile:"D:\Users\AllUsers\AppData\PDFXEditor\Printer Profiles\Offsite HardCopy.pxpp" ^
/PrinterName:"PDF-XChange Standard" ^
/ForUser

rundll32 "C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF-XChange Standard\drvui.x64.dll",DUI30_Command ^
/SetDefProfile:"Offsite HardCopy" ^
/PrinterName:"PDF-XChange Standard" ^
/ForUser

Note that you need to make sure that "Offsite HardCopy" exactly matches the internal profile name (not the filename).

Kind regards,

[ragkag]

Thanks for the quick response. Works fine now. You can close this request.

[Sean - PDF-XChange]