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Here's a quickie,

Is there a command or filter that can take ascii output and
put it into a PDF format?

TIA,
- Jeff H

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008, Jeff Hyman wrote:
>Here's a quickie,
>
> Is there a command or filter that can take ascii output and
>put it into a PDF format?

There's a text2pdf program in texinfo -- whether it's available
for SCO is another issue.

Bill
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Jeff Hyman typed (on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 12:29:05PM -0400):
| Here's a quickie,
|
| Is there a command or filter that can take ascii output and
| put it into a PDF format?

'txt2pdf' is commercial software, but not expensive, from
www.sanface.com.


--
JP

Bill Campbell typed (on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 09:53:59AM -0700):
| On Tue, Mar 11, 2008, Jeff Hyman wrote:
| >Here's a quickie,
| >
| > Is there a command or filter that can take ascii output and
| >put it into a PDF format?
|
| There's a text2pdf program in texinfo -- whether it's available
| for SCO is another issue.

Bill

I do have:

../opt/K/SCO/gwxlibs/1.3.2Ag/usr/bin/text2gif
../opt/K/SCO/Unix/5.0.6Ga/usr/spool/lp/bin/text2post

I do have 'cc' compiler. Any clues where to look for
text2pdf? I should know this answer, but rarely ever
need to find something like this.

- Jeff H

On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Jeff Hyman wrote:
> Bill Campbell typed (on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 09:53:59AM -0700):
> | On Tue, Mar 11, 2008, Jeff Hyman wrote:
> | >Here's a quickie,
> | >
> | > Is there a command or filter that can take ascii output and
> | >put it into a PDF format?
> |
> | There's a text2pdf program in texinfo -- whether it's available
> | for SCO is another issue.
>
> I do have:
>
> ./opt/K/SCO/gwxlibs/1.3.2Ag/usr/bin/text2gif
> ./opt/K/SCO/Unix/5.0.6Ga/usr/spool/lp/bin/text2post
>
> I do have 'cc' compiler. Any clues where to look for
> text2pdf? I should know this answer, but rarely ever
> need to find something like this.

I get mine from CPAN when, it does not exist in the native SCO stuff. You
may want to check it out. I do see it or other utilities on CPAN.

--
Boyd Gerber <gerberb@zenez.com>
ZENEZ 1042 East Fort Union #135, Midvale Utah 84047

Jean-Pierre Radley typed (on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 01:14:32PM -0400):
| Jeff Hyman typed (on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 12:29:05PM -0400):
| | Here's a quickie,
| |
| | Is there a command or filter that can take ascii output and
| | put it into a PDF format?
|
| 'txt2pdf' is commercial software, but not expensive, from
| www.sanface.com.
|
|
| --
| JP

Ahhhhhh. I just replied to Bill, and if I waited a few seconds
for your reply, I'd save a few keystrokes.

Thanks JP,
- Jeff H

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008, Jeff Hyman wrote:
>Bill Campbell typed (on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 09:53:59AM -0700):
>| On Tue, Mar 11, 2008, Jeff Hyman wrote:
>| >Here's a quickie,
>| >
>| > Is there a command or filter that can take ascii output and
>| >put it into a PDF format?
>|
>| There's a text2pdf program in texinfo -- whether it's available
>| for SCO is another issue.

I goofed. It's not part of texinfo (that has texi2pdf), but in pdflib.

http://www.pdflib.com/products/pdflib/download/

This requires libpng, zlib, and libjpeg as pdflib provides image
conversions as well.

>Bill
>
>I do have:
>
>./opt/K/SCO/gwxlibs/1.3.2Ag/usr/bin/text2gif
>./opt/K/SCO/Unix/5.0.6Ga/usr/spool/lp/bin/text2post
>
>I do have 'cc' compiler. Any clues where to look for
>text2pdf? I should know this answer, but rarely ever
>need to find something like this.

Bill
--
INTERNET: bill@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC
URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way
FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676

There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by reading. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
for themselves. -- Will Rogers

Jeff Hyman <scolist@cactus.com> wrote in news:20080311162905.GA29238
@lonestar.cactus.com:

> Here's a quickie,
>
> Is there a command or filter that can take ascii output and
> put it into a PDF format?
>
> TIA,
> - Jeff H

I have been using linut's ghostpcl for many years to convert text and/or
pcl to pdf quite succesfully.

http://www.aljex.com/bkw/sco/

Marc

Marc Champagne typed (on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 02:17:07PM -0500):
| Jeff Hyman <scolist@cactus.com> wrote in news:20080311162905.GA29238
| @lonestar.cactus.com:
|
| > Here's a quickie,
| >
| > Is there a command or filter that can take ascii output and
| > put it into a PDF format?
| >
| > TIA,
| > - Jeff H
|
| I have been using linut's ghostpcl for many years to convert text and/or
| pcl to pdf quite succesfully.
|
| http://www.aljex.com/bkw/sco/
|

When did it become owned by linut?

While I mentioned sanface' software in my prior response, I forgot that I
use pcl6 far more often, and it's free.


--
JP

Jean-Pierre Radley typed (on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 04:11:27PM -0400):
| Marc Champagne typed (on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 02:17:07PM -0500):
| | Jeff Hyman <scolist@cactus.com> wrote in news:20080311162905.GA29238
| | @lonestar.cactus.com:
| |
| | > Here's a quickie,
| | >
| | > Is there a command or filter that can take ascii output and
| | > put it into a PDF format?
| | >
| | > TIA,
| | > - Jeff H
| |
| | I have been using linut's ghostpcl for many years to convert text and/or
| | pcl to pdf quite succesfully.
| |
| | http://www.aljex.com/bkw/sco/
| |
|
| When did it become owned by linut?
|
| While I mentioned sanface' software in my prior response, I forgot that I
| use pcl6 far more often, and it's free.
| JP

Before I continue digging, which would you think is my best bet?
I have downloaded 'txt2pdf-9.5' from sanface. It says it has a
30 day fre evaluation period, but:

# txt2pdf.pl

returns a licensing violation error:

This is an UNREGISTERED version of $producer1.
Registration fee is $39 for the Personal Edition.
>From $130 for the Enterprise Edition.
Register NOW via a SECURE SERVER at
$SECURESERVER
or contact $companyname $SANFACEmail

so much for the eval :-(

Is pcl6 easy to get my hands on?

- Jeff H