Hi! I was searching for a while a way to display PDF files under FreeDOS. I tried Acroread for DOS, but it's not supporting newer PDF files. I found that GhostScript can display PS file, and a DOS port of Xpdf can convert PDF to PS. Finally, I learned about PSVIEW - a project which is expected to combine GS + PDFTOPS + LXPIC. Unfortunately, I couldn't get it working.
That's why I made DOSPDF. DOSPDF is just a batch file which calls GhostScript, PDFTOPS (from the Xpdf package) and LxPic to display PDF files in DOS. I made it because Acrobat Reader for DOS can't read the newer PDF format. IMPORTANT: DOSPDF MUST BE UNZIPPED IN THE C:\DOSPDF DIRECTORY. Otherwise it will not work (at least until you modify the DOSPDF.BAT file). The package contains the following pieces of free software: Aladdin GhostScript v5.10 [GPL] PDFTOPS v3.02 (from Xpdf) [GPL] LxPic v7.3 [Freeware] I hope DOSPDF will be usefull to anyone! http://mateusz.viste.free.fr/dos/dospdf.zip Regards, Mateusz Viste ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
