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by gsg

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I have a system that outputs files as postscript files. There will be anywhere from 80 to 500 multipage documents per day, so I need some way to automatically convert the postscript documents to PDF. From there, I can write a batch file, or get our VB expert to write a VB script to move them to the proper directory.

Is anyone doing anything similar? The only requirement is that this needs to be inexpensive (preferably free).

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by captbilly1eye

The first one is Virtual PDF Printer:
http://www.go2pdf.com/products.html
Unfortunately, it's not what I would call 'cheap.' It costs $90 for a license.

This is the one I use regularly to convert any printable page into a PDF:
http://www.pdf995.com/
It's free (as long as you don't mind the advertising that pops up after each conversion).

Both use a virtual printer driver to perform the task.

Lastly, here's another free tool I stumbled on that is designed explicitly to convert just .PS to .PDF and has a right-click option and may lend itself well to a script:
http://physics.harvard.edu/~milan/tools/

by thumbsup2

It installs a virtual print driver as well, and this one will automatically install GhostScript if needed, but can be configured to work with any PS2PDF converter.

CutePDF Writer

http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

by 1bn0

http://www.pdfforge.org/products

It can be installed as a workstation print driver and as a "network printer" as a service.

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