You then can create a PDF from *any* Windows App that can print.
You create a file share on the samba box where the users can get their pdf document generated by samba.
Here is the relevant stuff from my smb.conf: (Mind the line wrapping)
I don't take credit for the code, I found it on google...
# Share where the user can get their PDF
[PDF_Docs]
comment = PDF Conversions
path = /data/PDF
read list =
write list =
read only = No
create mask = 0700
directory mask = 0700# The commands for samba to create the PDF:
[PDF_Printer]
comment = Convert Documents to PDF Format
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
printing = lprng
print command = /usr/bin/ps2pdf -dEmbedAllFonts=true %s /data/PDF/%U-`echo "%J" | tr -d ' ' | sed 's/Mic
rosoft//' | tr -d [\&\%\=\?\+] | tr '\\\' '/' | xargs basename | sed 's/....$/.pdf/' | sed 's/\.\./\./'`; rm -f
%s; /usr/bin/find /data/PDF/ -type f -cmin +1440 -exec rm -f {} \;
lpq command = echo "Printer: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (dest ps2pdf)"; echo " Queue: no printable jobs in queue"; echo " S
tatus: Ready"
lprm command = lprm -P'%p' %j
lppause command = lpc hold '%p' %j
lpresume command = lpc release '%p' %j
queuepause command = lpc stop '%p'
queueresume command = lpc start '%p'
Hope this helps.
Robert Toole Sr. Systems Engineer KN Logistics / Calgary
Trever Miller wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OpenOffice ? http://www.openoffice.org/
I've had some issues with OO 1.1 pdf generation producing some garbled bits here and there. I hope it's better with OO 2.0
Unfortunately this means I have had to punt and use windows for pdf generation. I've had good results with cutepdf writer (free as in beer), which integrates and looks just like a windows printer. So you can use any app on Windows to create a document then print to cutepdf writer.
Cutepdf writer requires you to install a version of ghostscript. Both ghostscript and the cutepdf packages are available at
http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
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