> 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. > 1) 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. > 2) 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.