Print as PDF in Win32 Solution err workaround

Post #37,391 by folkert 5/3/02 6:09:18 PM Reply	Print as PDF in Win32 Solution err workaround Well it comes getting a PDF from Windows without Adobe... it is as simple as having a Linux samba server hanging around. First, install a generic PS printer nearly any PS printer should work, low or high functionality. Make sure it prints to a file. Second, make sure you have a mapped drive to a samba server that has GhostScript on it. Third, print ANY document from ALMOST any application in wondows to the new printer and to the a file on the mapped drive (typically my "Home" Directory I use) Fourth, SSH to your linux box, locate your file, run ps2pdf included with the ghostscript packages installed on your Linux machine. i.e.: `ps2pdf foo.ps foo.pdf` Give you a straight PDF. Not locked down or anything... so you can modify it if you want to. Or use some of the features in GhostScript to make it read only. `greg, curley95@attbi.com -- REMEMBER ED CURRY!!!`
Post #37,451 by pwhysall 5/4/02 2:36:05 AM Reply	Gross, dude. Yeah, I can really see me getting the secretaries to do that. And can you IMAGINE trying to explain this to a project manager? Can you? :-) Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal]
Post #37,512 by folkert 5/4/02 6:01:25 PM Reply	YEah... Yeah... tis not optimal But, I don't want to setup a Ghostscript Ripper Deamon on my W2K box... it is just easier for me. Granted, most secretaries have a tought time printing Long-Edge Duplexing... let alone something like this. But as they saying goes... there is ALWAYS more than one way to skin a cat. I am looking into 2 really nasty things right now. One, getting Moz to be the System Shell. Two, Compiling GhostScript on Win2K (by myself not some binaries you D/L) so I can start playing with just the thing to knock on Adobe's niche. Oh well. At least there IS a workaround... but tell me, when has ANY workaround been easy?? `greg, curley95@attbi.com -- REMEMBER ED CURRY!!!`
Post #37,456 by altmann 5/4/02 4:26:50 AM Reply	Or use Redmon and keep it local [link\|http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/redmon/\|Redmon] lets you redirect the printer driver output to a program of your choice. -- Chris Altmann

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