[plug] pcl to pdf

Mark Saxon mark at omninet.net.au
Fri Aug 18 17:18:13 WST 2000


Nick Bannon wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 18, 2000 at 04:48:16PM +0800, Mark Saxon wrote:
> > Nick Bannon wrote:
> > > GhostScript should do that for you - but where's the PCL coming from?
> > > You're probably better off if you can produce PS then convert that to
> > > PDF.
>
> Actually... I think I was on the wrong track, there. Might still
> be possible, but I can't think how, offhand.
>
> > Am also looking at PS to PDF conversion and have tried using  pstill are
> > there any other
> > PS to PDF utills avaliable for linux that include graphics and page
> > numbering etc?
>
> Ah, that's the easy bit, but I'm not sure what you mean by graphics/
> page numbering. GhostScript will convert PS to or from PDF, and there's
> a ps2pdf script that comes with it to simplify that a little. Whatever's
> in the PS will be converted, whether that's graphics or text.
>

Thanks Nick and Simon both Image Magic and Ghostscript  solutions work fine.
I'm some times reluctant to post a question to the list,  glad I did this
time.

Cheers

Mark



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> Nick.
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