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  • Subject: Re: RE: RE: IPDS Spool Files in PC App?
  • From: "Mike Naughton" <mnaughton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 12:35:23 -0400

Just FYI, everyone -- I'm still looking around, but so far I've found that
Gumbo's Spool-A-Matic (www.gumbo.com) seems to do a pretty good job of
converting IPDS into PDF (so it is possible . . . . :-)

MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com writes:
>Yes, but the data stream is yucky poo.  That's one reason SPLTOOL doesn't
>work on them.  Maybe one day in the future.  But then, the price will go
>up
>another $50 or so.  ;)
>
>Brad
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark A. Manske [mailto:mmanske@minter-weisman.com]
>> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 9:57 AM
>> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>> Subject: RE: RE: IPDS Spool Files in PC App?
>> 
>> 
>> I have just tried this too, and I have a spool file that does 
>> not work well,
>> but then
>> again it is rather odd (I am using afpds to compile the dds, 
>> it contains the
>> box function,
>> and the chrsiz function, plus highlight (simulating bold face) and
>> underline)
>> 
>> Is it even possible to "capture" this type of spool file??


Mike Naughton
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Judd Wire, Inc.
124 Turnpike Road
Turners Falls, MA  01376
413-863-4357 x444
mnaughton@juddwire.com

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