Is there a method to create pdf files from HPUX11i

[Nick D'Angelo]

I have been trolling the internet and can not seem to pinpoint whether this is a) possible or b) something needs to be purchased.

We want to generate pdf files if possible from the output of our reports with our Progress Application - MFG/PRO.

Thanks.

[Doug Burton]

It looks like you can only make pdf files on Windows or Mac - http://store.adobe.com/store/products/master.jhtml?id=catAcrobatStnd

You could make a PS file and dump it onto a winders box and make your pdf file.

[Bill Hassell]

Adobe gives away the PDF reader but always sells the PDF creator program. There has been virtually no demand for an HP-UX version so Adobe has not created one. You can convert up to 5 documents for free at Adobe's website (via web interface), or pay $9.99/month to convert any number of docs through their website interface. Otherwise, Adobe Acrobat standard cost $299 for PCs.

[Nick D'Angelo]

Thanks Doug and BIll.

I did some more digging and apparently ghostscript for unix will generate a pdf file.

Anyone know of such beast?

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Nick,

Ghostscript will allow you to view pdf / ps files.

http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/PostScript/ghostscript-7.07b/

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Doug Burton]

I thought ghost was a viewer. http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/PostScript/ghostscript-7.07b/

[Rick Garland]

OpenOffice word writer allows you to save in a pdf format. Comes free with Linux. (Get away from Winblows!)

There are perl modules that will convert your docs to pdf as well. But this will require some perl tasks.

[Alzhy]

Most are Java based. Here's one commercial one:

http://www.dynamicpdf.com/Java_Dynamic_PDF_Components_Libraries.csp?LF=GOOtxtGJV

There are also other open-source pdf writers/creatorts out there..

[Chris Vail · Accepted solution]

As a matter of fact: yes. Its called txt2pdf and is available at http://www.sanface.com/txt2pdf.html

I've used it. The free version puts a nag line as the last line in the converted document. If you pay the money, the nag line goes away. Its cheap and b/c it was written in perl, runs on almost any OS.

The command:
cat FILE|txt2pdf|uuencode|mailx -s "Subject" some@one.com
converts the text to a pdf file, attaches and mails it to your destination.
We used it instead of setting up print services. Each user had a .forward file, and all print jobs converted to pdf and were mailed to the user. The user could then print on local or remote printers as they wished.


Chris

[TwoProc]

Check out the porting archive for stuff already written ported to HPUX - it may already be there...
hpux.cs.utah.edu/

[KapilRaj]

Oracle iAS Can do this ?. I think so

Kaps

[Steven E. Protter]

The Linux Tool open office will allow you to create PDF tools.

Most of these are open source and there is some possibility of getting them to compile under HP-UX.

SEP

[Gerard Leclercq]

The simpest way is to print to a file from your application in the postscript format, then use ghostscript to generate a pdf file.

I use this way with my application and it works very well.

This way you can generates complex pdf documents.

You can download ghostscript for hpux from hpux.ee.ualberta.ca

gerard