About easyPDF SDK Loader Object

What is the easyPDF SDK Loader Object?

The easyPDF SDK Loader Object is a helper object to enable easyPDF SDK on server-side environment.

If easyPDF SDK is used in server environment (either directly or indirectly), you need to access easyPDF SDK through this object, instead of accessing them directly. The Loader object eliminates many of the server-side configuration that you would otherwise have to deal with.

Instead of this way:

Set oPrinter = Server.CreateObject("easyPDF.Printer.7")
Set oPrintJob = oPrinter.PrintJob

Do it this way:

Set oLoader = Server.CreateObject("easyPDF.Loader.7")
Set oPrinter = oLoader.LoadObject("easyPDF.Printer.7")
Set oPrintJob = oPrinter.PrintJob

easyPDF SDK Loader Setup

Before using the easyPDF SDK Loader object, you need to take a few easy steps described below to configure Windows Service setting.

Create and initialize an easyPDF SDK user account:

1. Log on to the computer as the Administrator and create a new user account that will automate easyPDF SDK. In our example, this account is named easyPDF7User. Create a password for this user account, and select Never expire so that the password does not have to be changed.
2. Add the easyPDF7User account to the Administrators group.
   
   IMPORTANT!
   
   • YOU MUST log on to the easyPDF7User at least once to initialize the account, including printer driver setting, or easyPDF SDK will not run properly.
   • If you decide to use an exising account rather than creating a new account as described above, make sure to also log on to that user account at least once after easyPDF SDK is installed for the first time, or printer driver information will not be initialized properly.

Configure Windows Service setting:

1. Log on to the computer as the Administrator.
2. From Control Panel, launch Administrative Tools.
3. From Administrative Tools, launch Services.
   
   
   
   
4. Select and double-click on BCL easyPDF SDK 7 Loader to bring up the BCL easyPDF SDK 7 Loader Properties dialog.
   
   Note: If you do not see it in the list, please run the easyPDF SDK installer again and perform repair.
   
   
5. Click the Log On tab. Select This account and type the username and password for easyPDF7User .
   
   
   
   
6. Click OK to close the property dialog box and return to the main Services window.
7. Start the BCL easyPDF SDK 7 Loader .
   
   
   
   
8. Close the Services window.
   
   IMPORTANT NOTE IF YOU ARE REINSTALLING OR UPGRADING EASYPDF SDK!
   
   • If you reinstall or upgrade easyPDF SDK, it is CRITICAL that you redo the eight preceding "Configure Windows Service setting" steps following the reinstall or upgrade. Failure to do so could cause the BCL easyPDF SDK 7 Loader to run under incorrect settings and lead to problems.