Hello all,
I have a bunch of FrameMaker documents that I want to convert to either PostScript or PDF. Doing this manually is quite painful. Is there a way to batch-process these documents? Any help is welcome.
hm, too bad. I was able to actually install DZbatcher on Windows XP but unfortunately it also expects FrameMaker 5.5.6 to be installed.
Thank you very much for these hints! Anyway I think it is finally easiest to do it manually. I have a copy of FrameMaker 3.2 for NeXTstep which is able to open the documents and convert them to PostScript via printing dialog.
I checked the man page for "open" it has a print option. So "open -p mydocument.frame" would
add the document to the print queue. Making a PS->PDF print queue is another exercise.
I don't know if that actually will print - I'm still waiting for my printer from Rob (Hint hint). But I assume if you had a printer attached it would print.
Does anyone know of a PDF printer for NeXT?
I wonder also if it's possible to script interactions a little.
You can use Franks PStill for generating PDF from every application.
Back then I used the version from our Peanuts Update CD: Peanuts-U/NEXTSTEP/text/filter/PStill.1.10g.NIHS.b.tar.gz
Also I have used the 1.10z version.
Newer versions seem to have vanished from the search engines:
PStill.1.10u.NISH.b.tar.gz
PStill.1.10z.NISH.b.tar.gz
App was not freeware and I do not remember the restrictions. I slightly remember that Frank provided a general key at the end of the NeXT lifespan (like many other companies and developers), but could not find evidence for this.
For testing I have converted a simple page to PDF from Framemaker 3.2 via print panel (PStill option) and it worked fine, added no visible watermark or similar.
AFAIK the key was:
PStill 1.10Z PStillNSFreekey-7f2d1fd800a83a0d
The last version for Nextstep/Openstep ist still available from Frank Siegert's web page:
http://www.wizards.de/~frank/Direct link to PStill 1.10z:
http://www.wizards.de/~frank/PStill.1.10z.NISH.b.tar.gzThe free registration key can be found in the "Order form" under "Registration".