Printing a PDF from filePro

[Alan Mazuti]

You might want to check the printer interface and make sure that it
isn't adding the additional 1/2 margin.

Alan Mazuti
Trustee Services, Inc.
 


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Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 2:44 PM
To: filepro-list at seaslug.org
Subject: Re: Printing a PDF from filePro

When asked his whereabouts on Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 04:41:40PM -0500,
Jerry Rains took the fifth, drank it, and then slurred:
> We need to be able to print a .PDF file under filePro process control.
On SuSE Enterprise 8.0, we can use:
> 
>  'lp -dprintername filename.PDF'    to print the file to an HP
LaserJet 1200 series printer.  
> 
> However, the printout is shifted down about 1/2" which causes the
bottom 3/8" of the image to be cut off.  We can do:
> 
>  'pdf2ps filename.PDF filename.ps'    to convert the .PDF to
postscript first and then:
> 
>  'lp -dprintername filename.ps'  and it prints perfectly.
> 
> Has anybody solved this problem?

Forgive me, but it seems like you just answered your own question.  If
you've figured out how to do it, where does the problem lie?

mark->
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