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Generate pages using CAT in a workflow.

asked on August 31, 2015

I have a client that is trying to generate pages for their PDF documents as they are created via a workflow.  I keep running into one issue or another and keep coming back to a "Timeout waiting for client to log in" message.  If I run the workflow from the debugger it seems to work fine, however when I trigger the workflow after publishing it I can't seem to get it working.  I don't think this is a code issue, I think its a limitation of the CAT/Workflow as described in the below post. 

https://answers.laserfiche.com/questions/53983/Launching-client-through-workflow

I am trying to run the client on the workflow server and generate pages on it (not trigger a new client instance on the triggering clients machine just to clarify), adobe reader is installed so that shouldn't be causing any issues.  Please confirm if this is a known limitation or if it is not next troubleshooting steps.  I will post code when I can get it from the client.  

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replied on August 31, 2015

CAT uses a client interface and needs to be accessed through a Desktop context.  Workflow runs as a service and does not have a desktop.  To generate pages from PDF in a workflow, you will need to use another tool other than CAT.

Search this site for Ghostscripts to find examples of how to convert PDF to TIFF through code.

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