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