Re: EPS to PDF Watch Folder Dilemma
Re: EPS to PDF Watch Folder Dilemma
- Subject: Re: EPS to PDF Watch Folder Dilemma
- From: Deivy Petrescu <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:56:29 -0500
On 11/03/2010, at 12:44 , Richard Lake wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Any better input on this one?
>
> Things I know:
>
> 4. TextEdit is a text editor, not a graphics opener and does not save/export as a PDFs in anyway shape or form.
Ooops, you are right. It is not TextEdit it is Preview which is not scriptable.
Sorry, I was scripting preview. :(
> 5. Thanks Tom, but it didn't really address my problem. Quick glimpse at Ghostscript tells me that it is for converting bitmap graphics/placed images and not vectored/scalable formats such as EPS; to PDF.
> 6. I know about 'scripting' non-scriptable application, I don't really want to use System Events to move mouse, click tabs, hit menus in Preview, I need a script that does everything discreetly in the background.
The advantage in this case of Preview, you can make it open the files you want.
I have never tried a save as, but it might be a simpler solution than it seems.
Sorry about the confusion.
>
> On 11/03/2010, at 08:43 , Richard @ Beaver Promotions wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've been hunting around for a solution for what seems a popular request on the archives of the mailing list over the years.
>>
>> How to let PC users drop EPSes in a folder and have them converted to a PDF on the fly?
>>
>> I am trying to develop an a Stay Open Applescript to watch/monitor folders for new files appearing. (I CAN DO THIS PART EASILY!)
>>
>> On finding new files it would check that the file is an EPS or PS and if yes convert it to PDF, saving the resulting file in the same directory.
>>
>> Oh but surely you can just use Folder Actions and attach a script! NOPE I've never had them working from day 1, no matter what I have tried they simply won't work instantaneously and IF they do actually
>> fire up its a random amount of time later... some times minutes. So don't even suggest it. =P
>>
>> Things I know:
>>
>> 1. Apple's Convert to PDF.scpt in the Printing Scripts folder doesn't work with EPSes.
>> 2. Image Events doesn't read EPSes (according to www.macosxautomation.com) and I think I tried it once.
>> 3. Preview doesn't have an Applescript Dictionary.. which is quite shocking!
>>
>> And to be quite blunt I don't want to hear any PC solutions because I am posting on a mailing list dedicated to a Mac. ^.^
>>
>> Perhaps there is a Unix command or other command line tool I can call?
>>
>> Please give some details rather than 'try this app/command line program'.. give an example call from Applescript.
>>
>> Any help much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Richard Lake
>> Marketing Manager
>>
>
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