Re: [seul-edu] Re: File formats and distance learning

[Cameron Miller <cdmiller@adams.edu>]

Les Richardson wrote:
> > Now my suggestion; Make a "Create PDF" server using samba.  
> > You can use samba to create a network printer which accepts
> > a print job and creates a PDF file.  The user then can retreive
> > their new PDF via a windows share.
>  
> What would be the input format (that you are uploading via smb)?
> As well, what is the conversion software?
I believe he has a sbm.conf that takes the Postscript from the client 
printer driver intercepts it in the print queue and uses Ghostscript to 
convert it to pdf format.  I would like to see the relevant portion of 
the smb.conf as well.

OpenOffice can be set up with a "Convert to PDF" printer device that 
does the same thing on the local client level.

- cameron