printing to PCL file

[Walther Barraja]

Hi all,
I'm looking how to print from hp-ux 11 into a PCL file instead of phisically on a printer.
I need this PCL to convert it into a PDF one and finally archive it.
Any idea?
Thanks

[Bill Hassell]

You could write a printer script that figures out where to write the output file. This would be useful if you have many files to convert. Otherwise, just create a dummy printer (or use an current one) and disable the printer. You can still send jobs to the printer but they will all be queued in /var/spool/lp/request/

There will be 2 files for each job, a control file (short ASCII file with option values), and a data file containing the PCL data. Just copy the data file to another directory and perform the PDF conversion there. Once completed, use cancel to remove the job.

[Bruno Dostie]

Why PCL?

uses postscript instead...
down pstill converter (www.pstill.com down the page, you have the HP-UX soft)

use a script to convert files from sourcedir to targetdir.

run the script in crontab.
that's all

Good luck.
Bruno