Current Version: 0.9.1

What is ascii2pdf?

ascii2pdf is a simple ascii text to simple pdf translator. There are not many options, but it is good for translating simple text documents to pdf format.

Requirements

perl
The PDF::Create module for perl.

Installation

Check the first line of ascii2pdf to see if it is pointing at the correct location of your perl interpreter. If not, change this line so that it contains a correct path to perl. Also, make sure you have the PDF::Create module installed.

Usage

ascii2pdf [options] <file>.txt

Where [options] are:
-l for landscape
-f <font> is Courier or Helvetica (default: Courier) -p <point size> is the point size (default: 10) -s <side margin> is # pixels for the left margin (default: 10) -t <top margin> is # pixels for the top margin (default: 30)

The resulting pdf file is output as <file>.pdf.

ascii2pdf recognizes Control-L characters (form feeds) as page breaks.

Author and Homepage

Author: Michael Arndt
Email: marndt@bulldog.tzo.org
Home Page: http://bulldog.tzo.org/ascii2pdf/ascii2pdf.html