Re: [TCLUG:124] Batch conversions xls->ps, doc->ps

[Christopher Reid Palmer <jaymz@acm.cs.umn.edu>]

On Wed, 6 May 1998, Fred W. Noltie Jr. wrote:

> If no one gives you a better answer, try this. I just set myself up to
> do this in another MS app.
> 
> In Windows, install a Postscript printer. So far as I know, you can do
> this virtually at random (I did), but if you want color be sure to
> pick a color one. When you install it, specify that it will connect
> directly to your computer (not a network printer). When it asks you
> for a port, pick 'File' out of the list. Boom: you've just created
> your Postscript converter.
> 
> Whenever you print to this printer, it will ask you for a file
> name. In Win95, it may have a default .PRN extension, but you can
> change it to .ps. It will then be ready to go in Linux!

Macintosh users can skip the part about creating an imaginary PostScript
printer, and just go ahead and Print like normal. The Print... dialog box
usually give the option to "Print to a file", which will give you the
PostScript output you crave.

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