Howard,
Thanks! I neer heard of that TXT file technique.
Like the technique I describes, it's another
"secret" PDF feature. If I can make it work
it'll save me a lot of manual drag-and-dropping.
Phil Shaw
--- Howard Rigby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Phil et al--
>
> 2 problems made using .prn files useful to me: 1- my
> acrobat program crashed
> one time and has never been the same (new version
> should be here today!),
> and some of the programs I use don't have print to
> PDF capability. Distiller
> still works fine, so here's the scoop:
>
> On my PC I print to an Apple LaserWriterII NTX
> driver with a .prn suffix (I
> use the Apple driver because I wanted capability to
> go to either PC or Mac
> for tweaking the files after concatenating- is that
> the right word?!). I
> use prn because I don't have postscript-compatible
> printers (also to be
> taken care of this week!)
>
> Distiller has a feature that allows one to print all
> prn (or .ps) files in a
> folder as a single PDF. Create a txt file that
> points to the folder with the
> distill code and it all automatic when you drop the
> file on Distiller.
>
> If Acrobat were working properly I'd have no
> problems or need to go this
> route- it's been a kludge, but a workable one.
>
> Below is the txt file I drag onto Distiller: (you'd
> alter it to point to
> your own folder, of course......):
>
> %!
> % PostScript program for distilling and combining an
> entire folder or
> % directory of PostScript files.
> % When embedding font subsets, it is highly
> recommended you use this
> technique
> % to distill multiple PS files so only one font
> subset is used for each
> font.
>
> /PathName (c:/My Documents/PUT FOLDER NAME
> HERE/*.prn) def % Edit this to
> point to the folder
> %
> containing the PS files. (in
> my case I use PRN files)
>
> /RunDir { % Uses PathName
> variable on the operand
> stack
> { /mysave save def % Performs a save before
> running the PS file
> dup = flush % Shows name of PS
> file being run
> RunFile % Calls built in
> Distiller procedure
> clear cleardictstack % Cleans up after PS
> file
> mysave restore % Restores save
> level
> }
> 255 string
> filenameforall
> } def
>
> PathName RunDir
>
> % INSTRUCTIONS
> %
> % 1. Place all PostScript files to be distilled and
> concatenated in a single
> % directory. For example, here are example names
> of PS files that might
> % be used to distill a book:
> %
> % ac001.ps Cover (or, as I use it,
> ac001.prn)
> % bt001.ps Table of Contents
> % ch001.ps Chapter 1
> % ch002.ps Chapter 2
> % ch003.ps Chapter 3
> % in001.ps Index
> %
> % 2. Make a copy of this file and give it the name
> you want to have as the
> prefix
> % for the resulting file. For example, you could
> name this file
> MyBook.txt.
> %
> % IMPORTANT: Don't use the .ps suffix if this file
> is in the same folder as
> the
> % rest of your .ps files. The RunDir command will
> execute all files that
> end in
> % .ps and this file will be distilled twice!
> %
> % 3. Redefine the variable "PathName" above to point
> to the folder/directory
> which
> % contains your PS files.
> %
> % Macintosh pathname syntax: /PathName
> (Macintosh HD:Folder:*.ps) def
> % Windows pathname syntax: /PathName
> (c:/mydir/*.ps) def
> % UNIX pathname syntax: /PathName
> (.\\/mydir\\/*.ps) def
> %
> % Note: The syntax for Windows may look
> strange, but double escaping
> the
> % backslash character is required when
> using filenameforall.
> %
> % 4. Distill the file on the machine running Acrobat
> Distiller.
>
> Hope this helps......
>
> Cecil RIgby
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Howard Rigby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "Finale list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 12:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Finale] Re: PDF manipulation
>
>
> >
> > Hi Howard,
> >
> > Can you explain a bit more about what you do?
> > I'm puzzled about what .txt and .prn files
> > have to do with the process.
> >
>
>
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