Multiple PDF to printer help

[DMartin]

Im hoping someone can point me in the right direction

I need to create complete boolets with tabs, variable stocks from a selection of pdf's that are supplied to me.

Im curently using pdfp and have set each virtual printer to do a particular task.

ie Printer1 is simplex, paper tray 1,stocktype heavy paper
ie Printer2 is duplex, paper try 2
ie Printer3 is interposer 1, tabbed stock

pdfp -p Printer1 "**0.pdf"
pdfp -p Printer2 "**1.pdf"
pdfp -p Printer3 "**2.pdf"
pdfp -p Printer1 "**3.pdf"

this method although working means the machine is "tied" to that tast for however long the batch file runs and opens a new instance of Adobe etc. Doing 5000 copies of a 100 page document takes hours to process.

Is there a way to send each pdf effectively "wrapped in" or preceded by a set of pcl commands that sets the printer to how I would like it for that pdf?

Thank you

[mattbeals]

EFI has their Micro Press controller server that can probably do all of this. EFI MicroPress

[Stephen Marsh]

I am not sure, but I immediately thought of a .PRN file (print to file) on a PCL printer in MS Windows. A quick search using appropriate keywords returned many pages, including:

FastPrint - a quick and easy utility to print PRN file

How to Print from a PRN File

Have a look around yourself for other .prn downloading tools/methods, this may or may not do what you need.

Please let the forum know how you go and what works best for you.


Stephen Marsh

[X33]

Xerox VIPP can help

[billyinlasvegas]

What type of Printer and RIP are you using?

[DMartin]

What type of Printer and RIP are you using?

RICHO Pro 1357EX

Am using Windows XP / Xerox LPR Spooler 5.0a

[DMartin]

I am not sure, but I immediately thought of a .PRN file (print to file) on a PCL printer in MS Windows. A quick search using appropriate keywords returned many pages, including:

FastPrint - a quick and easy utility to print PRN file

How to Print from a PRN File

Have a look around yourself for other .prn downloading tools/methods, this may or may not do what you need.

Please let the forum know how you go and what works best for you.


Stephen Marsh

Hi Stephen

Thanks for that I hadn't even thought of a .prn tbh. But Im really looking to write the front end for in house use and although this clearly will work it adds the process of creating the prn with the correct driver settings. I was kind of hoping not to have to do that but its a good fall back if I cant find a way of sending the pdf's as is. Thank you