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Re: Writing a plot in PDF format from IDL [message #43575 is a reply to message #43450]

Thu, 21 April 2005 09:28

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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David Fanning writes:

> If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. :-)

Whoa! I spoke too soon. :-)

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!!

Cheers,

David

--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/

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		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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