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Subject:RE: Converting 1000s of files to PDF From:"Backer, Corinne" <CBacker -at- glhec -dot- org> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:28:21 -0500
Sorry, but what's a "watched folder?" And how would one set up this
arrangement?
TIA
Corinne
-----Original Message-----
From: Michele Marques [mailto:mmarques -at- cms400 -dot- com]
Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 9:02 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Converting 1000s of files to PDF
Dick Margulis <margulis -at- fiam -dot- net> provides part of the process for
automation,
but leaves one mind-numbing step un-automated. Is there a solution to this
part?
> Set up a watched folder for Distiller, and drag batches of files into
> that folder.
Actually, I print postscript directly to the watched folder, but same
deal.
>
> Of course first you have to print all those documents to PS files before
> you can distill them, but you can do that batchwise from Windows
> Explorer.
But here's the mind-numbing part: Windows prompts for the
filenames for each of the postscript files! I would like to keep the
same filename (just have the PS or even PRN extension). Does
anyone know of how to automate this bit?
- Michele
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Michele Marques
Technical Writer, CMS Manufacturing Systems
mmarques -at- cms400 -dot- com
905-477-4499 x280
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