Hi,
You might want to try to look into the Distiller side of things.
That's what I always did. I am a DTP guy.
- I believe you are using Rundirex.txt file to convert all the .ps's
into one .pdf. This page from Adobe confirms that it will take the files in directory order under Windows:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=318674 "-- Acrobat Distiller for Windows will process the files in the order in which you put them into the folder and create the PDF pages in the order in which it processes the files." "-- Acrobat Distiller for Mac OS will process the files in alphabetical order." (one solution would be getting a mac, hehehe).
Strange that you never hit the wrong order problem before, since according to that page, you should...
Regardless of what that paper says, Distiller has ALWAYS processed the files in alphabetical order under Windows. I have been doing so since 2000 and Acrobat Distiller 4. We are now at 9. I refer, of course, to the use of rundirx.
- That page also talks about Runfilex.ps file, which is basically the
same, only you have to list each .ps file in the order you want them to be included.
I already addressed that on my first post. I tried runfilex.ps but then Distiller takes 30 to 40 minutes to do the same job that it now does in 3 to 4 minutes, which really is not an option for a newspaper at closing time.
I will do some more experiences, from the Distiller side and the Linux side, and I will report here.
Thank you for your answers.