How can I create a pdf from final writer docs. whether on morph(efika)
or my 1200. I never was able to get it done on 1200, but I would like to convert some files which I have, and saving as .rtf isn't the best option
right now.
Thanks!!

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[ Edited by xyphoid on 2009/2/28 14:08 ]

I have no idea ... but you could try something like this : http://www.freepdfconvert.com/

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I did not see any Amiga Final Writer formats under the "Supported Formats" tab on the webpage linked above, unless the Amiga version of Final Writer can save to the EPS format.

Final Writer was my Amiga word processor of choice years ago and I bought all of the updates to it as soon as they were released, but I have not used it in a very long time.

Another possible solution would be to get the Windows version of Final Writer (which I have), and open your Amiga Final Writer files on your PC, then save them to a MS Word format. From there you should be able to import them into almost any other Windows programs that can convert files into PDF format.

I need to try Final Writer on my EFIKA one of these days and test transferring the files over my home network to my PC and them printing them from Final Writer for Windows. I don't remember how well the Windows version of Final Writer preserves all the formatting from the Amiga file, but I can imagine that fonts would be a problem.

can't final writer save as an MS-office comptible doc ?

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only in rich text file, but that's not what I'm looking to do. I'll try the a.org forum.
There is a way to do it from Macros, then with a program, through arexx, it saves as pdf.
Someone gotta now this, its an not so old trick?
@ amigadave
works well!! just dont select all i think 256 colours.

Final Writer can export to postscript. which is pretty similar to PDF (and can be easily converted to PDF).

I explained the required steps here a while ago.

Ok will this http://aminet.net/util/rexx/Convert_to_PDF.lha work on morph, as I tried and had the same result as on the A1200 didn't get a converted file saved to the location I know GS is installed from geit's new installer.

I think arexx has to be accessed or something. the requestor goes but no converted file! uummm, if this is the case do I get it from 3.9 and put it where exactly?

[ Edited by xyphoid on 2009/3/2 12:30 ]

If you have a gs executable:

gs -q -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=file.pdf file.ps -c quit

to convert file.ps to file.pdf

(just out of my mind, but I think it should work)

I did the following:

make a textfile with this content:
Code:

save it as ps2pdf into c:

open a shell:
protect c:ps2pdf +s

now you can convert with "ps2pdf your_ps.ps" and get your_ps.ps.pdf

[ Edited by weiseb on 2009/3/3 9:02 ]

Has anyone else tried the convert2pdf for finalwriter, it seems simple enough to just use during the process, right click, select from menu and go.
If not, thank guys, I will try the options given.

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how can I make sure postscript is installed correctly in my efika?
I changed printer to print to file Ram:prt in ambient, and printed a final writer file, which showed up in ram as prt, but that couldn't be converted by www.ps2pdf.com I was trying the simple approach

@xyphoid:

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You don't need to install Ghostscript for now.

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You also need to change the printer settings to "Postscript", did you do that?

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You can try to open the document in a text editor, if it's PS it should start with "%!PS" IIRC.

I get filefile gsh_#?x123in ram, where the numbers represent the temp file name then assuming the file conversion process finishes, it changes to file size and name prt. this happens when printing test.pdf As for FW I just get a quick file in ram called prt. everything ends up as an unreadable prt. yes i did change fw print to postscript

@ xyphoid

do you have the correct postscript line in Turboprint settings?

I have: GS860:bin/gs -sDEVICE=tp8g -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -q

when I then, in APDF, print to PS: it works fine.

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@RMS where and how do I check for the coomand line? user startup? if so it isn't in the assign

found this in ambient GS:bin/gs -sDEVICE=tp24 -q I'll change to what you have except tp8g
[ Edited by xyphoid on 2009/4/11 21:23 ]

Still got a prt after about a minute after PS apdf.test to ram it still converts something to 1.5 megs

[ Edited by xyphoid on 2009/4/11 22:46 ]