With the Aloaha PDF Suite Server (http://www.aloaha.com/wi-software-en/aloaha-pdf-suite-server1.php) it is possible to print out PDF fully automatic and without user intervention. You just need to drop them into the dedicated hotfolder.
First setup the Aloaha PDF Suite to run non interactive. To do so right click on the grey system tray icon and disable Interactiv.
You could also run Aloaha as a windows service. Just remove the Aloaha Autostart/Startup shortcut and then open the service control center (services.msc). Now configure the PDF Suite Service to start automatically and start the service.
If you look into the Aloaha installation folder (usally <program files x86)\Wrocklage you find the subfolder autoprint. Every PDF dropped there will be printed to the configured printer. Please note that in the autoprint folder there are a couple of subfolders. Every folder is dedicated to a specific printer. So ideally you use those subfolders!
Man people whish to configure properties of the used Hardcopy printer. That can be done in hklm\software\aloaha\printer (globally) or hklm\software\aloaha\printer\<printer name> (per printer). Please note that the registry Hive on 64 Bit machines is: SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Aloaha
Following settings are possible (please create values as DWord if they do not exist):
- PaperSize
1 to 68, DMPAPER (Win32 API DEVMODE data structure) - PaperLength
in tenths of millimetres - PaperWidth
in tenths of millimetres - Copies
Number of copies - PrintQuality
1 = high, 2 = medium, 3 = low, 4 = draft - Color
1 = monochrome, 2 = color - Duplex
1 = simplex, 2 = vertical duplex, 3 = horizontal duplex - Collate
0 = no, 1 = yes - Bin
1 to 15, DMBIN (Win32 API DEVMODE data structure) - MediaType
1 = standard, 2 = transparency, 3 = glossy - Orientation
1 = portrait, 2 = landscape - AutoRotateCenter
1 = Rotate pages to fit on the output medium, and center on the page - PageScaling
0 = None, 1 = Fit to paperm, 2 = Shrink large pages
Please contact info@aloaha.com for further information.