From: "Robert Comer" 

> Because to print to a ps file all you have to do is configure a network
> printer, so the users can now create pdf files from any application that
has
> a print function. They hit print then look in one directory and there is
the
> pdf file.

But you can print straight to PDF as well (either network or local), which
is what Ellen is asking about.

On individual PC's I use pdf995 -- about $10 to get rid of the nag page,
but otherwise free, and on the network I have a Windows PC acting as a pdf
printer server and our AS/400 also has that capability. (I actually use the
AS/400 more than the Windows PC, more favorable licensing on the 400...)

- Bob Comer


"Geo."  wrote in message
news:4039e12b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Because to print to a ps file all you have to do is configure a network
> printer, so the users can now create pdf files from any application that
has
> a print function. They hit print then look in one directory and there is
the
> pdf file.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Ellen K." 
wrote in message
> news:ahti30pi9gm4ivfa7ijvnthfegiv5m4ku0{at}4ax.com...
> > Why the extra step?
> >
> > On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 00:15:56 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote in
> > message :
> >
> > >No, print to postscript file then put in a watch directory and acrobat
> > >converts it to pdf.
> > >
> > >Geo.
> > >
> > >"Ellen K."
 wrote in message
> > >news:r59g30ljp0hhtqsrf3djhpd5773tgr6rjo{at}4ax.com...
> > >> I hope you don't mean print to paper, scan into pdfs... you can
"print"
> > >> to PDF maker and do it in one shot.
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:07:04 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote in
> > >> message :
> > >>
> > >> >"Chris Robinson"
 wrote in message
> > >> >news:403487fc{at}w3.nls.net...
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >> I have tried to prevent this happening in the
future by informaing
> > >> >> users about image compression.  I've also got a
Linux box running
a
> > >> >> simple image compression script on the network
- users drop images
> in
> > >> >> the "INBOX", wait a minute, and they
appear in the "OUTBOX".
> > >> >
> > >> >Just a thought after you mentioned this. I have
pretty much the same
> > >thing
> > >> >except it converts postscript files into PDF (they
drop the .ps file
> into
> > >> >the IN directory and a PDF appears in the OUT
directory). If these
> docs
> > >> >never change you could just print them, convert to
PDF (which will
> reduce
> > >> >the graphics size automatically) and store them as
pdf files instead
> of
> > >doc
> > >> >files.
> > >> >
> > >> >Geo.
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> >
>
>

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