Ironically - I believe it will be easier to simply make a PDF - BUT - I need to create a postscript file so that I may pass of the ps file to a process that needs to trigger a software that wil create the pdf.
Why? So we may put a - "used by PlanetPress Watch" tag on it. We are showcasing their technology - but we wish to make it a bit more impressive graphically - which is my end. Therefore if can ultimately control the look, rip that to a postcsript file - I get to control all the look and aesthetics and data - while their software handles the fulfilment. At t heir software level it is doing other things - conditionally gathering misc datasheets and creating a multi page PDF document with custom variables. Make a bit more sense? As for what you say below -it's pretty much on the money as I would put it. jay miller Ben Doom wrote: >One of my bosses does prepress support, and I can ask about further details >from him if you want, but here's my impression: just make a PDF. There are >lots of utilities, drivers, print queuers, and RIPs that will take a PDF >just as easily as PS. Also, most devices that can take PS directly can take >PDFs (at least at the high end). PDF is, after all, essentially postscript >with much of the redundancy removed. Hence the term 'distiller' for Adobe's >old ps->pdf product. > >At least that's my understanding. Don't take it as gospel. :-) > >-- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > >: -----Original Message----- >: From: Jason Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >: Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 5:55 PM >: To: CF-Talk >: Subject: Create PostScript file from dynamic pages or query outputs >: >: >: Hello list - google search surprisingly didn't give me what I needed... >: I am probably asking or looking for the wrong things. >: The simple - cut and dry question is: >: Take graphics and variables - write all content to postscript and >: email it. >: >: What I am doing - >: I need to have a user fill out some options, collect his information, >: display a page - combination of his form and some queried content from >: an access database. All said and done - in the background I need to take >: a well designed page with graphics and variables - write to a postscript >: file and email as an attachment. I can create a temporary page as a cfm >: page and maybe do a print type function - but not sure ho to do this or >: where to start. it is on a virtual server at an ISP host - hopefully >: that doesn't limit me. >: >: I just thought of 1 thing - Maybe instead of emailing the postscript >: file I can do maybe a TCP/IP print - and have some process just catch >: the print stream? >: >: Any direction, samples, tutorials would be very helpful. I am not sure >: if I am overthinking this or not thinking of the right process. >: Thanks, >: Jason >: >: > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
