softkol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Oleg , thanks for the info , however what I am trying to do or more accurate > need to do is slightly different: > > I am getting a pdf file which I need to convert to PCL printed > file, and not sent directly to the printer , because it has to be > pipe to another program or to be more precise to be put in a > folder where another process (another spooler , no CUPS ) will > grab from there. > > So, no it is not a PS file that I need to create from the PDF but a PCL > file. > > Why I am using CUPS ? because I have learned it knows to that > conversion very well except for the fact that it will send it > directly to a printer and I need it as pcl file, ready to be > printed. > > I hope that better clarify my problem I am trying to solve.( > Solved in MS/windows :) ).
Well, please re-read my posting included (by you, so everybody else doesn't flame me for excessive quoting :) below, re-read the Imagemagick man page, verify that ImageMagick's convert(1) can convert PDF to PCL, enjoy... > > Best Regards, > > Israel Shikler > > Softkol Software Services > > Phone : 972-3-5348938 > Mobile : 972-52-8885100 > Fax : 972-3-5348967 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Oleg Goldshmidt > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 1:07 AM > To: softkol > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: using CUPS to send to a file rather to a printer. > > softkol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I need a way to send a file using CUPS lpr to file rather to a > > printer. > > I am not sure I understand this. In my mind, "printing to a file" is > equivalent to converting the original file into PostScript. Is this > what you are trying to do? Why do you insist on CUPS/lpr? > > What format is the original file in? > > Look at the man pages for ImageMagick(1) and convert(1) (one of the > tools from ImageMagick). The former yields a rather long list of > formats it understands, and the latter can convert between any two > formats. -- Oleg Goldshmidt | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
