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dlinford
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 8:54 pm    Post subject: Postscript / PDF Reply with quote
I am trying to print a PFD file from AutoCAD. But instead it prints a postscript file. I am trying to automate this with VBA and I don't understand this problem.

Thanks,

David

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Dean Saadallah
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:11 am    Post subject: Re: Postscript / PDF Reply with quote
Plotting to what driver to get a PDF?
Do you have a PDF driver to plot to?

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dlinford
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:49 am    Post subject: Re: Postscript / PDF Reply with quote
My PDF driver is just called Adobe PDF.

I have Adobe 6.0 Pro.

David

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Govert J. Knopper
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 1:55 am    Post subject: Re: Postscript / PDF Reply with quote
That happens when you plot to file. So don't do that and the Adobe PDF
driver will create the final PDF file for you.

Govert

dlinford wrote:
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My PDF driver is just called Adobe PDF.

I have Adobe 6.0 Pro.

David
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dlinford
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 5:49 am    Post subject: Re: Postscript / PDF Reply with quote
So as you understand it when you plot to file the Adobe PDF plotter plots a postscript file. Why does it do that?

I am trying to get away from the Adobe Printer filename dialog box and have VBA set filename & path for me.

Any ideas.

David
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Dean Saadallah
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 6:55 am    Post subject: Re: Postscript / PDF Reply with quote
Ever watch Acrobat in action? If you pay attention to the destination
location and watch all the action on screen, you first notice a postscript
file appear, then a pdf, then the postscript goes away.

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Govert J. Knopper
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Postscript / PDF Reply with quote
That's how many PDF creators work - including Adobe PDF. They contain two
components, a PostScript (printer) driver and a converter ("distiller") for
converting PostScript to PDF. Adobe uses their own Distiller application for
the second step, GhostScript is popular in the world of free or cheap PDF
creators. Normally the two steps are linked and the PDF is created on the
fly..... except when a user decides to plot to file (or print to file from
any other application).

Govert


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Quote:
So as you understand it when you plot to file the Adobe PDF plotter plots
a postscript file. Why does it do that?

I am trying to get away from the Adobe Printer filename dialog box and
have VBA set filename & path for me.

Any ideas.

David
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