Re: pdf generators



John Larkin wrote:

On 8 Jan 2007 09:53:50 -0800, "JeffM" <jeffm_@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

John Larkin wrote:
Are any of the alternate PDF file generators any good?
I just can't see spending $800 for the Adobe hairball.

Hmmm. I thought you had a tool and were happy with it.
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.design/browse_frm/thread/373cbd5dabdf1e13/c5a00869aa5164c5?q=zz-zz+print-driver-com
news:j8ic2159e4ac3ngkqh12gaasrsphtgpq4s@xxxxxxx
Makes me wonder what changed.

Anybody using this one?
http://www.pdf995.com/

From the same thread I referenced:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.design/browse_frm/thread/373cbd5dabdf1e13/ce7079b0b870f7c1?q=PDF995+PDFCreator+print-driver-com
news:XyqWd.15668$fc4.12980@edtnps89

One of my people just asked me to authorize buying some new Acrobat
copies for some new PC's. I was just wondering if it's worth using
the sometimes flakey Adobe stuff just to make PDFs.

John

As others have said, use Open Office! Its free, runs on M$ or Linux,
reads and writes M$ formats, creates good PDF's.

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Best Regards:
Baron.
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