Multipage .ps file -> multipage .pdf (AKA .ps page splitting?)

Arakageeta · 09-02-2002, 08:38 PM

Hi everyone. I'm taking a class in operating systems and am working with a simulated OS called Nachos. Some of the documentation that I need to read is in multipage .ps files. The multiple pages of each file are making them unreadable by my normal .ps reader (Adobe Illustrator and other conventional apps).

I have been able to only view the documents with ghostscript (in XDarwin). However, it would make my life so much easier (exchange, read, and print the file) if I could just convert the file to .pdf (even if they are single pages).

Another solution to my problem would be if anyone could tell me of OS X apps that can read multiple pages of a single .ps file.

osxpez · 09-03-2002, 02:11 PM

Since ghostscript is there just convert the files to pdf:

% ps2pdf foo.ps foo.pdf

Arakageeta · 09-03-2002, 09:08 PM

Oh! Great! I didn't realize ps2pdf was on my computer. I posted this thread at MacNN and was directed to a site (ps2pdf.com 'er something) that obviously connected this app to a CGI. This is much better.

Thanks!

osxpez · 09-04-2002, 12:41 AM

You're entirely welcome. What's MacNN?

09-02-2002, 08:38 PM	#1
Arakageeta Prospect Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 24	Multipage .ps file -> multipage .pdf (AKA .ps page splitting?) Hi everyone. I'm taking a class in operating systems and am working with a simulated OS called Nachos. Some of the documentation that I need to read is in multipage .ps files. The multiple pages of each file are making them unreadable by my normal .ps reader (Adobe Illustrator and other conventional apps). I have been able to only view the documents with ghostscript (in XDarwin). However, it would make my life so much easier (exchange, read, and print the file) if I could just convert the file to .pdf (even if they are single pages). Another solution to my problem would be if anyone could tell me of OS X apps that can read multiple pages of a single .ps file. Last edited by Arakageeta; 09-02-2002 at 08:43 PM.

09-03-2002, 02:11 PM	#2
osxpez Major Leaguer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 282	Since ghostscript is there just convert the files to pdf: % ps2pdf foo.ps foo.pdf __________________ /PEZ

09-04-2002, 12:41 AM	#4
osxpez Major Leaguer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 282	You're entirely welcome. What's MacNN? __________________ /PEZ

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09-03-2002, 09:08 PM	#3
Arakageeta Prospect Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 24	Oh! Great! I didn't realize ps2pdf was on my computer. I posted this thread at MacNN and was directed to a site (ps2pdf.com 'er something) that obviously connected this app to a CGI. This is much better. Thanks!