How to use command line option on High-performance PDF software that can be used free, “Foxit Reader” (paid versions: Foxit PhantomPDF). You can automate entering password, open any page and print file etc… only single action by use the command line option.

As the following image, Click Help>Command line option in Foxit Reader menu, description will appear.

This was little difficult for me to understand. “|” mean is simply “or”, not a pipe command. It is the meaning of are summarized below.

You can perform the following functions when you open a file, by using the /A option , such as opening a factor how much any page . It is described in the user manual what are some of options.

For example, if you want to open file fifth page at a magnification of 50% of the PDF file that protect by password,

pdf_open_sample1.bat

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit J-Reader\Foxit Reader.exe" "D:\sample.pdf" /pwd yourpassword /A page=5 zoom=50

However, some PDF file can not be go to the page even if the page specified. So I resolve this case by following command. (But that way is not refreshing.)

pdf_open_sample2.bat

start "C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit J-Reader\Foxit Reader.exe" "D:\sample2.pdf" /pwd yourpassword
start /wait ping -n 3 localhost 
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit J-Reader\Foxit Reader.exe" /A page=5 "D:\sample2.pdf" 

Open the file in the first line. In the second line, Open a new command prompt and hit ping to own address while 3 seconds. Because waiting the file to open completely And after 3 seconds attach file is opened in the third line. Please adjust seconds to untile file open.

You can use the / p command when you want to print. For example, to printed on the default printer of the same file…

pdf_print_sample1.bat

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit J-Reader\Foxit Reader.exe" /pwd yourpassword /p "D:\sample.pdf"

When you want use specify a printer,

pdf_print_sample2.bat

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit J-Reader\Foxit Reader.exe" /pwd yourpassword /t "D:\sample.pdf" "PrinterName"