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Old 07-19-2006
PDF Printing....

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We have a Sco Open Unix 5.0.5 Server that I am trying to configure to allow for PDF creation. Currently the server is just using lpr to print to laser printers located throughout the facility. The goal is to be able to also print to pdf documents. There is no option for Windows style printing (The program runs inside a terminal emulator).

I have read that CUPS is the most common way to accomplish this, but I was wondering how you guys would handle this.

Thanks!!
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Old 07-16-2008
You could modify your printer model to also utilise a2ps and ps2pdf and save the document.
If you write a wrapper script for lpr you can use this for printing and saving or maybe depending on the application give the user an option as to which is required.
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Old 07-16-2008
You could install acrobatreader then use an alias such as:
alias acroprint='acroread -toPostScript | lp -c -oduplex -dmyprinter'
lp, lpr or whatever you use to invoke a print...
 
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