I would look into GhostScript. If nothing else, you should be able to build
the PDF in CF and convert it to PS.
However, it strikes me as odd that whatever software they're using to create
their PDFs can't use a PDF as input.
-- Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software, Inc
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Jason Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 6:36 PM
: To: CF-Talk
: Subject: Re: Create PostScript file from dynamic pages or query outputs
:
:
: 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
: >:
: >:
: >
:
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