RE: [WinMac] Converting HPGL Files to PostScript/PDF

From: Donovan, Harold (donovan.harold[at]nbpub.com)
Date: Thu Sep 13 2001 - 10:16:22 PDT

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    If you are printin from a Mac, print to a file instead of a printer. The
    resultin postscript file will have all of the graphic commands encoded
    within it. Acrobat Distiller can then create the PDF which can be opened by
    the other machines.

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Peters J B (Brooks) CRBE [SMTP:PetersJB@nswccd.navy.mil]
    > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 11:01 AM
    > To: WinMac Discussion List (E-mail)
    > Subject: [WinMac] Converting HPGL Files to PostScript/PDF
    >
    > I'd like to know if anyone on the list has experience or ideas for a
    > process which might allow the creation of PDF documents from files
    > containing HPGL data.
    >
    > We have files generated by simulations which are normally sent to HP
    > LaserJet printers for printing. These files contain HPGL (HP Graphics
    > Language) commands and produce complex graphical output. Since our
    > technical reports are almost entirely being created in electronic form and
    > ultimately available as PDF documents, I was hoping to find a mechanism
    > (other than scanning the hard copies) for creating PDF pages from these
    > files.
    >
    > Are there any products on the market or in the archives which will
    > interpret HPGL commands, and create a file which could lead to a matching
    > PDF document?
    >
    > All ideas and leads would be appreciated.
    >
    > ________________________________________________________________________
    > Brooks Peters (301) 227-1243 (voice)
    > NSWC - Carderock Division (301) 227-5930 (fax)
    > Code 5600, Maneuvering & Control mailto:PetersJB@nswccd.navy.mil
    > 9500 MacArthur Blvd.
    > West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700
    >
    >
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