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Re: Writing a plot in PDF format from IDL [message #43558 is a reply to message #43450]

Fri, 22 April 2005 08:29

David Jackson
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Registered: October 2003

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"David Fanning" <davidf@dfanning.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cd1827c1d7a30289899d9@news.frii.com...
> Here is what I just did to create a PDF file directly
> from IDL on my Windows machine:
>
> (1) Downloaded the *free* CutePDF Writer software from the
> fine folks at Globalscape. (Great FTP software, too!)
>
> http://www.cutepdf.com/
>
> (2) Typed the following commands in IDL:
>
> IDL> set_plot, 'printer'
> IDL> a=dialog_printersetup()
>
> At this point I selected the CutePDF Writer from my list of printers.
>
> IDL> Plot, findgen(11)
> IDL> Device, /Close
>
> Whala! A PDF document with my graphics was created! Easy, easy, easy!!

If you happen to have Adobe Acrobat, then you can just choose Adobe PDF in
the printer choice and this works just as easily!

DJ

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[Message index]

		Writing a plot in PDF format from IDL By: kirkland on Thu, 14 April 2005 18:01
		Re: Writing a plot in PDF format from IDL By: jm on Fri, 15 April 2005 08:42
		Re: Writing a plot in PDF format from IDL By: David Jackson on Fri, 22 April 2005 08:29
		Re: Writing a plot in PDF format from IDL By: David Fanning on Thu, 21 April 2005 09:28
		Re: Writing a plot in PDF format from IDL By: Ken Mankoff on Thu, 21 April 2005 08:16
		Re: Writing a plot in PDF format from IDL By: karo on Thu, 21 April 2005 02:49
		Re: Writing a plot in PDF format from IDL By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Wed, 20 April 2005 20:06
		Re: Writing a plot in PDF format from IDL By: David Fanning on Wed, 20 April 2005 19:31

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