How can I do it in UNIX

[www.unixsucks.com]

I know what printer queue is. Don't call me an idiot. The reason why I asked is that I was pretty sure that task which voidMain was trying to accomplish has nothing to do with what he is proposing.
And I don't care if you respect me or not.
And yes we are talking about users, that's where Linux is being pushed as well is not it?
And stop bashing Microsoft if you are using Microsoft technologies in Samba.

[ August 23, 2002: Message edited by: http://www.unixsucks.com ]

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by www.unixsucks.com:
I actually do it even without color printers etc. I would designate mailbox in Exchange, would run a script in Exchange on message arrival, would convert document and send it back.
It's not a theory, I already did it. I was receving Word documents from our supplier, I was stripping document, converting it to HTML and posting to web sites.

Give me details.  Tell me "exactly".  And I'm not talking about only Word documents.  I'm talking any kind of documents from any application (Visio, Autocad, Powerpoint, Excel, etc).

[Stryker]

but the first message of this topic said nothing about what a user is capable of doing, it's what a admin is capable of doing.

[www.unixsucks.com]

Do you need details how to setup Exchange server agent on Mailbox? How to write program which would convert document? How to send message back?
And yes I would tell you ahead of time then I would need 3d party tool to convert to PDF, it's propriatary format.

[www.unixsucks.com]

To Stryker.
yes you are admin and you have users. It's always the case. That's why you are usually admin - to serve business needs and that means people.

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[Master of Reality]

wouldnt you need ghostscript for windows... but of course that doesnt come with the OS.

[www.unixsucks.com]

what is ghostscript?

[Master of Reality]

its an (opensource?) application tthat is a postscript and PDF language interpreter.

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by www.unixsucks.com:
Do you need details how to setup Exchange server agent on Mailbox? How to write program which would convert document? How to send message back?
And yes I would tell you ahead of time then I would need 3d party tool to convert to PDF, it's propriatary format.

Yes everything.  Hell, I'll even let you change the rules and not go through a print queue (although that's what I am going to do), however it's going to be one hell of a program you are going to write if you are going to be able to convert every single type of document from every single application written to run on a Microsoft operating system.  And yes, I'll even let you get a 3rd party tool as long as you mention the cost and where you get it from.  I already have all of the conversion tools needed included with my OS.

Let's get it on....

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by Master of Reality / Bob:
wouldnt you need ghostscript for windows... but of course that doesnt come with the OS.

Don't give him any hints dammit!  He's Mr Windows administrator, he doesn't need any help!

[www.unixsucks.com]

That can be done. I don't want to give you step by step instructions as it would too much time. Just a quick point where to look Outlook/Tools/Options/Advanced Options/Add In Manager/Server Scripting. That's where you designate scripts. You can use VBScript to like server side code and use 3d party COM component to convert incoming documents.
And I just run through properties of my printer and found that there is Print Processor selector which pretty much tells me that I can designate what needs to be done with incoming document for printing.
And yes Windows does not come with that feature but I would not consider this task a thing which 90% of businesses need and even if they would need it, it still can be done. Tasks which I asked you to accomplish in Linux are usual business needs.
Now I got it. THere is a ghostscript which converts postscript to PDF. So it is in fact 3d party software and you did not write it. So why you claiming it to be your child?

[ August 23, 2002: Message edited by: www.unixsucks.com ]

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[Master of Reality]

is your 3rd party software free?... just wonderin'

[voidmain]

So do it, and tell me how you did it.  I want to see your code.  And 90% of businesses don't know that they need something like this until they have it, then they can't live without it.  But that's not the point.  The point was you asked me to point out things that Linux can do that Windows can't.  So far you've already had to change the rules and you don't want to use a print queue and I have accepted that. I'm letting you be creative, something you are probably not used to.

[www.unixsucks.com]

Read my edited post. yes you can. And there is ghostcript for Windows. Why you are trying to fool me? It's not your program and you did not write it.

[Master of Reality]

ghostscript comes with the Linux OS. And the free software community isnt biased to one system so of course there is a version for windows.

[ August 23, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality / Bob ]