Debenu Quick PDF Library - PDF SDK Community Forum : PrintDocument Blank Pages http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 10:46:31 +0000 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:48:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.01 360 www.quickpdf.org/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=688 <![CDATA[Debenu Quick PDF Library - PDF SDK Community Forum]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/forum_images/QPDF_Forum_Title.png http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ <![CDATA[PrintDocument Blank Pages : Been playing with this, I&#039;m...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3350.html#3350 Author: chicks
Subject: 688
Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 11:48AM

Been playing with this, I'm not sure how GS could be faster than pdftops, since GS also has to convert PDF to PS in order to print to a PS printer.

Anyway, here's the easiest possible way I can come up with to commandline print a PDF in Windows:

pdftops mypdf.pdf tmp.ps
lpr -S 123.456.789.10 -P "My Postscript Printer" tmp.ps

Lpr is a *nix tool that's installed on Windows since at least W2K. -S is ip address or hostname of your print server, -P is the printer name on that server.]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:48:44 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3350.html#3350 <![CDATA[PrintDocument Blank Pages : Hmmm, it&#039;s been a long time...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3349.html#3349 Author: chicks
Subject: 688
Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 10:57AM

Hmmm, it's been a long time since I used GS under Windows, but IIRC I had to use Redmon to set up a "virtual" printer. Maybe it's not required for what you're doing, but you might find some setup hints in its help:

Redmon


Edited by chicks - 29 Mar 07 at 10:59AM]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:57:57 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3349.html#3349 <![CDATA[PrintDocument Blank Pages : Thanks for the speedy response....]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3348.html#3348 Author: skwirelboy
Subject: 688
Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 10:42AM

Thanks for the speedy response. We do use postscript printers and we have designed a java utility to convert pdf to postscript so that we can send different pages to different printer trays. But this conversion is slow and where we do not need to convert to postscript (ie when the whole document can be printed from a single tray) I would just wish to send a pdf direct to the printer. Ghostscript can handle this and prints very quickly. I am having problems with the sOutputFile option. I cannot seem to get GS to recognise the windows printers I pass in via this option. I am sure I have missed something basic, but I just can't find it.
 
If you have any experience of this I would be very grateful for any tips.
 
Thanks.
But I now want a utility
]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:42:13 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3348.html#3348 <![CDATA[PrintDocument Blank Pages : If you actually have Acrobat,...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3347.html#3347 Author: chicks
Subject: 688
Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 10:06AM

If you actually have Acrobat, there are low-level APIs that will let you print easily without any GUI, using Adobe's SDK. If you only have Reader, yes, it's impossible to work around Adobe's splash screens.

If you are printing to PostScript printers, there are a couple of things to do that are easier than GhostScript.

First, if you're luck enough to have a PDF Direct PostScript printer, you can send PDF directly to it for printing.

If it's a more ordinary PostScript printer, the best thing I've found is to use pdftops (part of Xpdf from foolabs) to convert the PDF to PostScript, then a utility like rawprint or PrintFile to print it.

Ghostscript is great, but as you say, a bit of a pain to set up. Govert has some Ghostscript GUI stuff here, that may help:

Govert's Tools


Also have a look at Russel Lang's GSPrint, which is a commandline GhostScript front end for printing PS/PDF files:

GSPrint

Edited by chicks - 29 Mar 07 at 10:24AM]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:06:36 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3347.html#3347 <![CDATA[PrintDocument Blank Pages : Hi Chicks, Thanks for this,...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3346.html#3346 Author: skwirelboy
Subject: 688
Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 9:40AM

Hi Chicks,
 
Thanks for this, but because of the fact that Acrobat is a pain in the a**e, I have spent the morning working with Ghostscript. It seems not to have any difficulties dealing with any pdfs I can throw at it and it is very fast. However its command line switches are a bit of a pain. Do you or anyone else on this forum have experience of Ghostscript on the command line.
 
Thanks
 
Mark
]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:40:14 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3346.html#3346 <![CDATA[PrintDocument Blank Pages : skwirelboy wrote:8 OK, Adobe...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3345.html#3345 Author: chicks
Subject: 688
Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 9:35AM

Originally posted by skwirelboy skwirelboy wrote:

8


OK, Adobe changed the classname with 8, so I had to rewrite pdfp to use the new classname. Pdfp8 is the result. Reader 8 insists on making itself visible while printing, but Pdfp8 should close Reader 8 when done printing.
]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:35:41 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3345.html#3345 <![CDATA[PrintDocument Blank Pages : Hi!Because of the still open window...I...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3341.html#3341 Author: Ingo
Subject: 688
Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 5:03AM

Hi!

Because of the still open window...
I can't test it now but perhaps this behavior doesn't appear if you're calling the pdf via browser? Makes "iexplore sample.pdf" a difference? I don't know if printing is possible via shellexecute and browser ;-)

Best regards,
Ingo

]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:03:17 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3341.html#3341 <![CDATA[PrintDocument Blank Pages : 8 ]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3340.html#3340 Author: skwirelboy
Subject: 688
Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 3:46AM

8]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:46:48 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3340.html#3340 <![CDATA[PrintDocument Blank Pages : leaves an Acrobat window open Really?...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3337.html#3337 Author: chicks
Subject: 688
Posted: 28 Mar 07 at 2:11PM

Quote leaves an Acrobat window open


Really? Which version of Acrobat/Reader?
]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:11:54 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3337.html#3337 <![CDATA[PrintDocument Blank Pages : Thanks for info. Downloaded pdfp....]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/printdocument-blank-pages_topic688_post3336.html#3336 Author: skwirelboy
Subject: 688
Posted: 28 Mar 07 at 2:08PM

Thanks for info. Downloaded pdfp. Tried out commandline app. It's got the same problem as I've found with ShellExecute (assume this is what you are using) ie it leaves an Acrobat window open. I understand this is a bitch to work around.

 
Thanks any way.
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