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November 14, 2009
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Export to PDF and Print to Postscript (in one step)

  • November 14, 2009
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I am seeking a script that will do the following consecutively:

* Export to PDF (PDF settings never changes, output directory never changes)

* Print to PS (printer preset that is used never changes, output directory never changes)

It would save us a lot of time in our workflow having to do this in one step, with a single keyboard shortcut.

Since the same PDF and Printer presets are always used, as well as the output directories, It would

probably be easy to include those settings in the script itself, as opposed to some preference file, I'm guessing.

If anyone can help me write this, I'd much appreciate it.

Thanks,

Destin

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SuperMacGuy
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November 18, 2009

I make a Mac app called PDF Bee which makes exporting single pages easy. It can export PDF and .PS (and/or Distill to PDF as well). It doesn't do it in "one step" like you describe. It also only does single pages not multiple pages in one file. But take a look-

http://chris.paveglio.com

Marcos_Suárez
Known Participant
November 18, 2009

Try this...

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Participating Frequently
November 16, 2009

You should have a look at Made2Print: http://www.axaio.com/doku.php/en:products:madetoprint_id

DestinHAuthor
Participant
November 17, 2009

Thanks Gerald for the suggestion.

Looks like some powerful software there... and a bit pricey for what I need to do (over $500 US dollars, yikes).

Surely the script I am seeking is much less involved than that.  I suppose I'll have to try to do some Javascript myself,

which will be a learning experience...