Short: AutoPDF 1.3 - Convert Postscript to PDF Author: Designburo.nl Uploader: Designburo.nl (info@designburo.nl) Version: 1.3 Type: text/misc Replaces: AutoPDF12.lha Required: Ghostscript, copy (, lha, lzx, zip) New in this version [1.3]: On request added the possibility to start the program only converting one file, with an optional Packing method. There's now also a menu option to prevent the source file from being deleted. note:Read something concering Ghostscript 6.5, if this becomes available for Amiga, AutoPDF will support it! note[2]: Still haven't received any faxes :-) --- New in this version [1.2]: Since I got a lot of response to this little program and some hints as how to improve it I've done following: * You can now choose a new destination and source directory with the menubar. * The program can be started with a -v option. This shows Ghostscript and other information in the shell you started the program from. This can be helpfull to know if a PDF creation has succeeded. * If you have lha, lzx or zip in your c: directory, menuitems will automatically be added on startup and you can then choose to also pack the pdf file to reduce size with one of the above packers. That's about it.. The program is now FAXware, so fax us someting if you like the program.. (We just bought a new faxmachine, you see :-)) - General information -- Macintosh has a program called Distiller. This program converts postscript files in a certain source directory to PDF files in an output directory. We (Amiga) have Ghostscript to create PDF files. AutoPDF uses Ghostscript to convert postscript files into PDF files. The nice thing about AutoPDF is that it will monitor a given directory untill files (or just one) are copied into it, then it will convert the file to a PDF file placing it (and the original file) into a given destination directory. Just run AutoPDF in the background and it will convert any postscript file placed in the source directory automatically. However, since creating a PDF file with Ghostscript eats up most of your processor time, conversion will only start after 'activating' the AutoPDF window. I've written this program to save time in converting to PDF files, however NO error checks are programmed! If you run the program with non existing directories, AutoPDF will monitor these (non-existing) directories until it's terminated. Also.. Ghostscript preferably like Postscript files created with the AdobeDistiller.ppd file. Other postscript files might result into errors. For more info have a look at the GhostScript documentation. AutoPDF looks for Ghostscripts executable "GS" in the assign "Ghostscript:". Usage: AutoPDF [-v] or AutoPDF pack=LHA|LZX|ZIP [-v] e.g. AutoPDF DH0:PDF/in/ DH1:Out/ or AutoPDF if=RAM:test.ps of=DH1:PDF/Out/test.pdf pack=LHA -v Important: You have to end the source and destination paths with a "/". -v is optional, but should be the last argument. **You can try to use AutoPDF AppWindow, but this is just someting I tried, don't expect to much.. **You can quit this version from the Workbench tool menu.. This program is freeware and hopefully some DTP'rs out there might find it usefull. Drop us a note if you like it (or not..) Designburo.nl Email: info@designburo.nl Fax: +31 (0)162 461885 http://www.designburo.nl