[Info-vax] text to pdf converter for vms 8.3

[David J Dachtera]

Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> 
> In article <49F11BB5.9EA73484 at spam.comcast.net>,
>         David J Dachtera <djesys.no at spam.comcast.net> writes:
> > "Craig A. Berry" wrote:
> >>
> >> Jeremy Begg wrote:
> >> > Hi Chuck,
> >> >
> >> > Chuck Aaron wrote:
> >> >> Would anyone have a recommendation for
> >> >> a text to pdf converter that will
> >> >> run on vms 8.3?
> >> >>
> >> >> thanks,
> >> >> chuck
> >> >
> >> > In addition to the suggestions you've already received, have a look at
> >> > SANFACE software's set of products (all written in Perl).
> >> > http://www.sanface.com/
> >>
> >> This is a question that comes up with some frequency, and the solutions
> >> range from custom print symbionts to Ghostscript to the SANFACE product
> >> to various and sundry little C programs that directly convert text to
> >> PDF. One of the latter that's worked well for me is available here:
> >>
> >> http://eisner.decus.org/~berry_c/TEXT2PDF.ZIP
> >
> > How does one make the output useful?
> >
> > I transferred the output file to a PC, but Adobe Reader choked on it, no
> > matter how I sent it (Binary or ASCII - didn't matter). It says he file
> > is damaged and cannot be repaired.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> 
> I know people here don't want to hear this but the way I make PDF's is
> to just print them (to a PDF is and available option) using the KDE
> desktop installed on either a Linux box or a BSD box.  You could always
> install Virtual Box on a PC and run it there if you didn't have or want
> to devote a box to Unix.

...and there are similar options for WhineBloze - I have two different
ones here.

I was looking for something that could be automated under VMS.

The output is readable ASCII text in EDT. I just can't get Acrobat
Reader to accept it.

D.J.D.