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Not able to print pdf files into landscape orientation

Aug 30, 2010 12:02 PM

I am working on a R12 imnplementaion where I have to print labels on Zebra printer in landscape orientation using acroread through PASTA printing. Oracle Application uses xml publisher to generate these pdfs.  All the printouts come in portrait orientation even I choose landscape.  I have used acroread version 5 and 9.3.3. Can someone help me on this? I have used below syntaxes:

 

I was using

 

acroread -toPostScript -pairs -shrink -landscape BTLYOMSHIPLABEL_3479320_1.PDF BTLYOMSHIPLABEL_3479320_1.PS |lp -d label

 

and It was not working.

I found a hit on metalink and it says that we should not use –pairs in the command line.  If I remove –pairs, then we can’t pass {inline} {outline} parameters.  Then I have tried all the below commands:

 

cat BTLYOMSHIPLABEL_3479320_1.PDF |acroread -toPostScript  -landscape |lp -d label

cat BTLYOMSHIPLABEL_3479320_1.PDF |acroread -toPostScript  -shrink -landscape |lp -d label

 

Thanks & Regards

Swadesh

4816 Views   8 Replies   Latest reply: suzuki07, Jan 18, 2011 12:50 AM
 
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  • RishiOberoi10
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    1. RishiOberoi10,
    Aug 30, 2010 1:36 PM   in reply to swadeshk
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    Hi Swadesh,

     

    Try using the -rotateAndCenter option.

     

    cat A.pdf | acroread -toPostScript -shrink -rotateAndCenter | lp -d <PRINTERr>

     

    OR

     

    acroread  -toPostScript -pairs -shrink -rotateAndCenter A.pdf - | lp -d <PRINTER>

     

     

    Let me know if this helps.

     

    Regards,

    Rishi

     
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    2. swadeshk,
    Aug 30, 2010 1:43 PM   in reply to RishiOberoi10
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    Rishi,

     

    I tried the syntaxes that you have suggested but print out is still in 'Portrait' orientation only.

     

    Is it working for someone else?

     

    Thanks & Regards

    Swadesh

     
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    3. swadeshk,
    Aug 30, 2010 1:48 PM   in reply to swadeshk
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    Rishi,

     

    My template is in landscape orientation and when I view the PDF report, it is also in landscape orientation. The problem is only when PASTA is converting this PDF file to PS and printing to printer.

     

    Thanks & REgards

    Swadesh

     
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  • RishiOberoi10
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    4. RishiOberoi10,
    Sep 1, 2010 8:34 AM   in reply to swadeshk
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    Hi Swadesh,

     

    A quick question, whether you are using Adobe Reader(acroread) or PASTA to convert the pdf file sto ps?

    Also can you send me across the pdf as well as the ps file in this case.

    You can attach the files in your reply.

     

    Regards,

    Rishi

     
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  • swadeshk
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    5. swadeshk,
    Sep 1, 2010 10:27 AM   in reply to RishiOberoi10
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    Rishi,

     

    thanks for your help. Last night,  I was able to resolve one issue and now got stuck on other. PASTA is using acroread to convert from PDF to PS. Then it sends the output to print server CUPS. The problem was the default orientaion on CUPS  for this printer was 'Portrait' and so it was overriding the setting from PASTA.

     

    After changing the detault setting on CUPS server to 'Landscape', I am getting below 2 issues:

    1) This label prints 2 pages. the 1st page still prints in 'Portrait' but the second pages prints in 'Landscape' orientation now. I don't know why it is still printing 1st page in 'Portrait' orientation.

    2) The 2nd page i.e. the 'Landscape orientaion' cuts on side.

     

    I am using this syntax:

    preprocess=acroread -toPostScript -landscape -shrink -pairs {infile} {outfile}

     

    Thanks & Regards

    Swadesh

     
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    6. RishiOberoi10,
    Sep 1, 2010 12:57 PM   in reply to swadeshk
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    Try using the -rotateAndCenter option instead of landscape option that I mentioned before.

     

    Regards,

    Rishi

     
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    7. swadeshk,
    Sep 1, 2010 1:25 PM   in reply to RishiOberoi10
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    -rotateAndCenter doesn't work at all.

     
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  • suzuki07
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    8. suzuki07,
    Jan 18, 2011 12:50 AM   in reply to swadeshk
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    Hi

     

    I am also having the same problem. I am on 11.10 , platform  Linux x86

     

    I had our DBA's install the following : acroread-8.1.2.SU1-2.el4.i386 and acroread-9.4.1-1.el4.i386.

     

    Did you manage to solve your problem.

     
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