acrobat - Adobe Reader Command Line Reference

Question

Is there any official command line (switches) reference for the different versions of
Adobe (formerly Acrobat) Reader?

I didn't find anything on Adobe Developer Connection.

Especially I want to:

• Start Reader and open a file
• Open a file at a specific position (page)
• Close Reader (or single file)

Answer 1

You can find something about this in the Adobe Developer FAQ. (It's a PDF document rather than a web page, which I guess is unsurprising in this particular case.)

The FAQ notes that the use of the command line switches is unsupported.

To open a file it's:

AcroRd32.exe <filename>

The following switches are available:

• /n - Launch a new instance of Reader even if one is already open
• /s - Don't show the splash screen
• /o - Don't show the open file dialog
• /h - Open as a minimized window
• /p <filename> - Open and go straight to the print dialog
• /t <filename> <printername> <drivername> <portname> - Print the file the specified printer.