convert to MS Word without "print to pdf" step

Hi ,

I have a pdf document generated by a .Net reporting engine. When I open this pdf document with Acrobat X and try to save as MS Word I get an error : ”Save as failed to process this document. No file was created.” If I print this pdf (using pdf creator) to another pdf and export the newly created one to MS Word it works.

So this is not norking:

1.      Open a.pdf with acrobat X
2.      Save as MS Workd

This works:

1.      Open a.pdf with acrobat X
2.      Print using pdf printer, create b.pdf
3.      Open b.pdf with acrobat X
4.      Save as MS Word

What does print do with the pdf document? - how can I apply the same modifications with Acrobat SDK?

My goal is to automate this process, I already use the Acrobat SDK Javascript library, and would like to know what should I do with the original pdf to be able to export to MS Word using the API.