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# 8  
Old 11-26-2012
Do you have:
Code:
lo4:/export/home/vbe $ which gs
/usr/sfw/bin/gs
lo4:/export/home/vbe $ which  pdf2ps             
/usr/sfw/bin/pdf2ps

# 9  
Old 11-26-2012
no gs in /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/ccs/bin /usr/openwin/bin /usr/dt/bin /usr/platform/SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5120/sbin /opt/sun/bin /opt/SUNWexplo/bin

no pdf2ps in /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/ccs/bin /usr/openwin/bin /usr/dt/bin /usr/platform/SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5120/sbin /opt/sun/bin /opt/SUNWexplo/bin /opt/SUNWsneep/bin /opt/CTEact/bin /opt/emc/SYMCLI/V6.5.2/bin
# 10  
Old 11-26-2012
Do you have a /usr/sfw/ directory? ... It is not in your path... ( normal...)
# 11  
Old 11-26-2012
no gs in /usr/bin /opt/EMCpower/bin /etc/emc/bin /etc
no pdf2ps in /usr/bin /opt/EMCpower/bin /etc/emc/bin /etc

I have /usr/sfw.
does it need to be in path and how can I put this in my path

Regards
# 12  
Old 11-26-2012
go and see in /usr/sfw/bin what you have then...
# 13  
Old 11-26-2012
in /usr/sfw/bin

there are many files and I can see pdf2ps and gs files too.

i searched gs and found it here
/usr/sfw/bin/gs
/appl/lost+found/#01322068/comn/java/classes/oracle/apps/fnd/oam/bobj/manager/gs
/appl/lost+found/#00005825/apps_st/comn/java/classes/oracle/apps/fnd/oam/bobj/manager/gs

I also found pdf2ps in same directory
/usr/sfw/bin/pdf2ps

Regards
# 14  
Old 11-26-2012
And I am quite sure you also have acroread there also...
Since I started saying you can with acroread, try
Code:
/usr/sfw/bin/acroread -toPostScript < /<yourPDF_file>.pdf | lp -d <yourPrinter>

I let you search how to use pdf2ps...
Last edited by vbe; 11-26-2012 at 12:20 PM.. Reason: added full path to acroread...
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