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May 8, 2019
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Acrobat Distiller log

  • May 8, 2019
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Hi,

I have noticed that some recent version of Distiller is not providing log (*.log) file. Previously when I tested the Acrobat Distiller XI I was able to get the log while I drag and drop a PostScript file, in the same folder as PostScript. Now after updating it, I am not getting the log like that.

My question is why this change ? Is it intended or a bug ?

Is there any way to make this work as older version ? (i.e. getting log in drop folder)

Where can we getting the log if not in the same folder.

I am using Windows 10 and I am using Acrobat DC Pro.

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I don't think so.

%%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%%

%%[Page: 1]%%

%%[Page: 2]%%

%%[Page: 3]%%

%%[Page: 4]%%

%%[Page: 5]%%

%%[Page: 6]%%

%%[Page: 7]%%

%%[Page: 8]%%

%%[Page: 9]%%

%%[Page: 10]%%

%%[Page: 11]%%

%%[Page: 12]%%

%%[Page: 13]%%

%%[Page: 14]%%

%%[Page: 15]%%

%%[Page: 16]%%

%%[Page: 17]%%

%%[Page: 18]%%

%%[Page: 19]%%

%%[Page: 20]%%

%%[Page: 21]%%

%%[Page: 22]%%

%%[LastPage]%%

This is a log file from 1999!

Looks pretty the same...


None of those messages are guaranteed. Most of them come because the PostScript to be written contains instructions to write to the log. The %%[Page: NN]%% lines are just written from the PostScript.

Try distilling this:

%!

clippath stroke showpage

No log. Now try this:

%!

(Good afternoon folks) == clippath stroke showpage

Should get log.

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Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 8, 2019

Make sure that in the preferences "Delete Log Files..." is not ticked.

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ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Participant
May 8, 2019

It is not ticked, but still I am not getting any log. Also drag and drop PS file is generating pdf but not log.

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 8, 2019

I just tried Distiller for the first time since an eternity ... and the log file got created without any problems. The log file is, as expected in the directory of the ps file and the newly created pdf file.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer