How can i know, that distiller finished to distill ps-file?

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#1

i use java script for loading doc in Distiller (by Applescript) by this:

var myParameters = [“Mac:Users:mypersona:Documents:tmp:”, mFilename];
var myAppleScript = “tell application "Acrobat Distiller" to open ((item 1 of arguments) & item 2 of arguments)”;
app.doScript(myAppleScript, ScriptLanguage.applescriptLanguage, myParameters);

at the end i produse a sound (by function)
mSndd(“done.wav”);

But this sound appears after sending command to distiller. And i’d like to know, when job is really done.
How can i check the Distiller activities?

Thanks.

#2

Why are you using javascript? Just use Acrobat, and the command will return when the file has been distilled:

tell application "Acrobat Distiller"
	Distill sourcePath inputFilePosixPath
end tell
#3

i use java, because in java i can make Adobe Indesign to generate postscript file from publication and then pass it to applescript for distilling. I can’t do all of this in Applescript (do not know how).

#4

That can certainly be done in AppleScript. Why not export as PDF in the first place?

Anyway, using the Distill command is the answer to your original question.

#5

“Why not export as PDF in the first place?” it’s not allowed by technicians (hey say: PDF from postcript is more correct then directly exported from Ingesign). OK, thanks, i’ll try do it in applescript))

#6

They’re talking through their hats. That was the case maybe 10 years ago, but you actually get a more faithful result with direct export. InDesign does lots of stuff that PDF understands but PostScript does not.