What is the price of that tool (PCL2PDF.EXE)?

Right now, we're using ActivePDF Server. It's quite expensive, and it will

only install on Windows NT, or 2000. To use it, you have to instantiate it

as an object (aka OCX). So, we're not sure if some other machine could make

use of the software from across a LAN. Right now, for our purposes it's no

big deal - we have a VFP app that can act as the print server which is

installed on an NT box (but was there something about instantiating objects

over-the-wire - DCOM?)

In any event, ActivePDF Server looks to be very easy to use, and can be

easily controlled programmatically (as with our 'VFP print server app').

But if there is a cheaper and easier way to get to PDF, I'd love to hear

it. A couple questions are, 1) can the software be controlled via program

code (e.g. setting the output file, tell it to append vice overwrite, and

so on), 2) does it install on Win98, and 3) what are the licensing costs

(and is there some mass-distribution deal).

TIA,

-Charlie

>Yes,

>

>We do qtys of that now. In particular, we had allot of reports directly

>printed to HP laserjet 5si that were in PCL format, printed, packaged,

>mailed and sent to customers...

>

>We have now converted all reports to PDF format, and hosted them on a

>download page from our web site.. I am doing my part to save a _ton_ of

>trees <smile>...

>

>I use PCL2PDF.EXE tool from the following address. I programmatically

>control the creation of the reports within a VFP framework - data driven

>process. We make about 25 new books/reports a day (each book can be about

>500k) with this tool...

>

>Nice thing about this tool - it doesn't care what you pass to it, I have

>passed .TXT files and it converts to PDF. Also, certain BMPs will convert to

>PCL...

>

>The author: A Mr. Neil Geddes has answered several of my questions, all

>within one day - very good service!