I’ve been combing the forums for a definitive answer to my problem and cannot seem to find one. Any help is greatly appreciated!  
 
Goal: Print PDF Drawing when Traveler is printed
Currently: Traveler Prints w/o Linked Image but linked image is viewable via IN-A Camera Icon
 
What I’ve done so far:
IN-B – Image Link
               Order: 1
               Link: Y:\IMGTest\test.pdf  
               Use the Global Link Path? Y
               Associate this link to Routing seq: 0
               Use IE or other : O Specify Other : ADOBE
               Y:\Adobe\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
               Printing:
               Image Thumbnail or Link? L For all
               For Parent, Component or Both? B for all
IN-A – Able to view linked image through acrobat reader using the camera icon
SD-Q - Enable Evo Links = N
Form =BKWOC1.RTM
 
When I go to print the WO I select Y in the option for printing linked documents.  
Attempted printing to List and Printer with no success on either.
 
I’m sure that I’m close and I’ve used the forums to help me get this far but I cannot find a conclusive solution to this. I would greatly appreciate any help that anyone can provide.

Link: Y:\IMGTest\test.pdf  
 
if you use default path you don't need the path in the link.
 
also B is for thumbnails
 
For Parent, Component or Both? use P for things like PDF's
 
if you have it set to B it will print the PDF when you print out any bom with that item on it.
normally you don't want that.  
 
 
 

Global path
 
Use the Global Link Path? Y    to the right of this is the global path. you need to fill that in 1 time.
 
that's the default path so you would put the path where you keep all your pdf's or whatever you are linking to.
 
I keep my word files in the default path and my thumbs in another directory so I use global for word docs and k:\thumbs\filename.png  for my thumbs so they have a  use global path set to N
 
I kept .doc and .png in separate directories so that there would be less files in each location I didn't want to overload one location with 40,000+ files.  maybe that's ok but I didn't want to find out the hard way.
 
are you in in-B
 
it says routing seq ?
I don't have that in IN-B
are you linking to a routing ?
 
are you using evo links or classic

do you have EVO ?

this is how I have it setup for a word doc
 

 
there have been some changes so you may not need to use O as it now uses the windows file associations to print
 
Also I don't remember where you set the global link path its not shown here in classic. I use EVO mostly.
You might consider an EVO seat to see the difference. its so much better than classic.
 
I was one of the 1st people to use links so mine use the O direct program call to Word.
 
you might try a different PDF viewer / printer   there are plenty of free ones out there
 
I use PDF creator when test printing a batch of WO because it has silent mode where it wont ask for a file name for each word doc.
 
I use cute FTP when I just need a quick print to a file because it will ask
 
and I use adobe as my viewer because I find I can copy text from it better.  I don't use a lot of PDF links because I like a word doc. You can paste almost anything into them and I only have to maintain the one file.
 
I looked at my PDF's and they are all data sheets I have downloaded for purchased parts. These almost never need to be printed,  I just have them linked for viewing with the associated item.

I still have not been able to resolve this problem. I have successfully run the following command at the command prompt : acrord32.exe /p /h Y:\IMGTEST\TEST.PDF - it prints the document straight to the printer.
I have confirmed that the Y drive is mapped to my computer but DBA still will not print the Linked PDF image with the Work Order.

Here's what I had before:
Default Image Path = not set
Link = Y:\IMGTest\test.pdf
Use IE or Other = I
 
I changed to
Default Image Path = Y:\IMGTest\
Link = test.pdf
Use IE or Other = I
 
Still no linked image with traveler print. Thanks for your time!

Also Adobe needs to be installed as your PDF viewer, not some other program.  DBA is hard coded to call Adobe Acrobat for printing PDF.  You need to make sure the path to the Acrobat reader is in your Windows environment path.

Yea, I've been attempting to print to a printer and avoiding list as I did read about that when I initially began troubleshooting.
 
Lynn - Acrobat Reader is in my environment path. I was able to confirm that with the code you had previously emailed me.
 
David - I'll attempt the form change and report back.

David is correct, linked docs have to go direct to the printer and in fact they print to the default printer even if the primary document it sent to a different printer.

This may be a silly question but since I've been attempting to print the same WO over and over again does it matter that since the WO has been printed already it won't print the linked document since it wasn't set up correctly in the first place?

Shadowcaster - They do not print using WO-L-I.  
 
I know that when you print a WO it locks in some of the inputs and if you change them and go to print it again it doesn't change. I was thinking that maybe linked files is like that. IE if I went to change a linked file to a P/N that is on WO and go to print that WO again it won't print the new image. Not sure if that is the case or not but hopefully that clarifies my question.

just saw this on the T is for thumbnail thread.
 
"Oh, and on a possibly unrelated note, since the update to 12/21/08, none of my .pdf files link with the travelers when they print. "
 
Don't know what version you have. Id try the latest one to see if it is fixed
 
also you should consider  an evo seat  its not much money and you get a lot.
 
JW
 
 

only takes seconds to install evo
 
go for it

Using evo changes nothing in your classic system so I wouldn't be afraid to start it up.

Sometimes when troubleshooting its best to move on to what works than to fight what wont work.
 
did you test a word doc instead of a pdf
 
 

Here is my two cents.
 
We couldn't print link documents. We solve our problem by moving the documents folder to:
 
X:\DBAMFG\LINKDOCS
 
Where X is the driver were your DBA is.
 
Is not a good idea to use long an complicate path names either. Keep it short and simple.
 

 
Kelloggs

Kelloggs - That is how I currently have it set up Y: is our DBA drive. The linked image I'm attempting to print is Y:\IMGTest\test.pdf
 
Shadowcaster - I agree I think something is wrong too. Hopefully Lynn & Allen can help me fix it!

Quote from kathySMC on 02/28/14 at 08:04:58:

 
Try inside the DBAMFG folder: Y:\DBAMFG\IMGTest\
It work for us....
 
 
 
Kelloggs
 

maybe this will help someone who is having link issues
 
These are the settings I use for my links and thumbs
 
My DBAMFG directory is a mapped drive letter  K  
 
 
I use a default directory for my word docs  k:\prints\  not sure where you set this in classic
 
I use a separate directory for the thumbs  k:\thumbs\
 
so with thumbs I use the full path for the file name. K:\thumbs\filename.png
 
Classic settings
 

 

 
EVO Settings