Hi all
The subject explains what I need to be able to do within a running VFP application - any suggestions (preferably free or cheap :)). I apologise in advance if this should have been marked [NF] but I thought not
Many thanks
Paul Newton
On 2017-12-21 10:32, Paul Newton wrote:
Hi all
The subject explains what I need to be able to do within a running VFP application - any suggestions (preferably free or cheap :)). I apologise in advance if this should have been marked [NF] but I thought not
Craig Boyd has vfpcompression.fll. Maybe that would help?
On 2017-12-21 10:32, Paul Newton wrote:
Hi all
The subject explains what I need to be able to do within a running VFP application - any suggestions (preferably free or cheap :)). I apologise in advance if this should have been marked [NF] but I thought not
Ghostscript can do it:
for a modest amount of compression : gswin32c.exe -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -dPDFSETTINGS=/ebook -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sOutputFile=<<outfile>> <<infile>>
for more compression: gswin32c.exe -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sOutputFile=<<outfile>> <<infile>>
hth
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On 2017-12-21 10:32, Paul Newton wrote:
Hi all
The subject explains what I need to be able to do within a running VFP application - any suggestions (preferably free or cheap :)). I apologise in advance if this should have been marked [NF] but I thought not
A few more clues might give you a more targeted answer.
1. How big is the file, and how much reduction are you aiming for? 2. What's the composition of the PDF: scanned pages, graphics, text? 3. Are you generating it from a FoxPro report? 4. Using PostScript fonts? Which driver are you using to generate it?
Generic answer: use pdftk (https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/)
But that might not apply.
We use a PDF markup tool called BlueBeam. Within that program that have the ability to shrink PDFs. I think I remember there is a way to automate BlueBeam but I've never done it myself. Not free, but not badly priced either.
-Kevin
-----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Paul Newton Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 10:32 AM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Shrinking/compressing PDFs
Hi all
The subject explains what I need to be able to do within a running VFP application - any suggestions (preferably free or cheap :)). I apologise in advance if this should have been marked [NF] but I thought not
Many thanks
Paul Newton
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On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Kurt Wendt vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
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Yeah, what Kurt said.
On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Ted Roche tedroche@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Kurt Wendt vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
PGRpdiBkaXI9J2F1dG8nPlNlZW4gdGhpcyBwb3N0aW5nLCBJIGNhbiBvbmx5IHRoaW5rIGFib3V0 IHRoZSBzaHJpbmthZ2UgZXBpc29kZSBmcm9tIFNlaW5mZWxkITxkaXYgZGlyPSJhdXRvIj4mbmJz cDs8L2Rpdj48ZGl2IGRpcj0iYXV0byI+Jm5ic3A7SGFoYWhhPC9kaXY+PC9kaXY+
Yeah, what Kurt said.
OK, maybe not.
That is SO WEIRD! I can't believe it came across like that! I made the response on my Cell phone. Strange indeed...
All I said was - this thread made me think of the Shrinkage episode from Seinfeld!
;-)
-K-
On 12/21/2017 3:45 PM, Ted Roche wrote:
On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Ted Roche tedroche@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Kurt Wendt vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
PGRpdiBkaXI9J2F1dG8nPlNlZW4gdGhpcyBwb3N0aW5nLCBJIGNhbiBvbmx5IHRoaW5rIGFib3V0 IHRoZSBzaHJpbmthZ2UgZXBpc29kZSBmcm9tIFNlaW5mZWxkITxkaXYgZGlyPSJhdXRvIj4mbmJz cDs8L2Rpdj48ZGl2IGRpcj0iYXV0byI+Jm5ic3A7SGFoYWhhPC9kaXY+PC9kaXY+
Yeah, what Kurt said.
OK, maybe not.
Thank you Ted and to everybody else who made suggestions - especially Kurt :)
I am looking art SmallPDF and they do an API - there are no details on their site though so I have requested details and pricing from them. They have an online compression tool which reduced a PDF from ca 230KB to ca 116KB and I would be more than happy to be able to achieve that degree of compression
I will give feedback, probably in the New Year.
Season's greetings and a Happy New Year to all
Paul Newton
-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: 21 December 2017 20:46 To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: Shrinking/compressing PDFs
On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Ted Roche tedroche@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Kurt Wendt vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
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Yeah, what Kurt said.
OK, maybe not.
-- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com
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