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Recently we addressed pdf printing by utilizing ghostscript (convert PDF to PCL).

 
Manuel Contreras
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Recently we addressed pdf printing by utilizing ghostscript (convert PDF to PCL).

This worked perfectly, until we started creating landscape reports.

The orientation is defined within the pdf/postscript output-files...

I have tried every option I could find, and found it super difficult to print converted pdf to pcl output to print in landscape...everything comes out portrait.

I did find that If I convert the PDF to postscript, then convert the PS to PCL...the output prints w/the correct orientation.

Is there any other way to address ghostscript converted landscape printing?

how many hoops do you have to jump through to print in landscape...thanks,
manuel
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Bill Hassell
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Re: Recently we addressed pdf printing by utilizing ghostscript (convert PDF to PCL).

PCL landscape is a simple code, but the problem is that it must be incorporated within ghostscript sourcecode at the right location. The reason is that ghostscript may send a portrait sequence somewhere in the code, thus cancelling an inserted landscape code in front of the PCL file. Since this is so basic to printing, I would first get the latest version from http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ and if that doesn't fix the problem, contact the support folks listed in the web page.


Bill Hassell, sysadmin
Manuel Contreras
Regular Advisor

Re: Recently we addressed pdf printing by utilizing ghostscript (convert PDF to PCL).

Thanks Bill,

We are running the latest GS...but thanks for pointing me towards some potential support, HP said it's not supported :(

manuel