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Re: How to wait for a PostScript file to finish it's creation?
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Re: How to wait for a PostScript file to finish it's creation?


  • Subject: Re: How to wait for a PostScript file to finish it's creation?
  • From: Jason Bourque <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 18:38:03 -0400

On 9/16/01 5:58 PM, "Shane Stanley" <email@hidden> wrote:

> On 17/9/01 7:04 AM +1000, Jason Bourque, email@hidden, wrote:
>
>> I am scripting the postscript generation of a Quark File to get a later PDF.
>>
>>
>> So on larger files, how do you have the script wait for the PostScript to
>> finish it's creation?
>
> Use the AdobePS printer driver and switch off background printing. And keep
> your fingers firmly crossed.
>
> --
> Shane Stanley, email@hidden


Shane,

I didn't try your solution, but an anonomus post worked.


get busy status of (info for file pathToFile)
--> true/false


I put it in a repeat loop with a

Tell app "Prefab Player" to yield 60

To ease the processor.


Jason Bourque


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 >Re: How to wait for a PostScript file to finish it's creation? (From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>)

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