It works together with following Operating systems
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Citrix, Windows Terminalserver
( not recommended NT40 and Windows Vista - runs with bugs )

GsPdfConfig is a graphical user interface to install and uninstall Redmon and Ghostscript as well as a Postscript printer driver.
All required settings are stored in a Configuration file GsPdf.ini Additional GsPdf gives the possibility to analyze the document content.
After this the Pdf file can run through different working processes.

You can use the GsPdf Software also for education to see how Ghostscript works.
To study the command line Parameters which were executed by GsPdf just set the Debug mode to 64.

The AddOn Tools can also be used as Stand alone Tools in other projects.
For example there is a tool to upload the Pdf by smtp, or another tool to upload in the user home directory by ftp.
There is a tool to merge Pdfs together. And also a GUI Tool which can be used for Pdftk to add Logos in the background of the Pdf.
If you want to know how to develop a Tool with Delphi to use Lotus Notes OLE, then take a look at the Add Ons
GsPdfNotesConfig and GsPdfNotesUIConfig.

Required additional software

GsPdfConfig - GsPdf requires the following additional Software

GPL/AFPL Ghostscript (tested Version 7.xx 8.xx)
Redmon (Version 1.7), ReedmonEE 18 for Terminalserver or Citrix
PdfToText (to extract the Text from the Pdf file)
PdfTk (to encrypt the Pdf or save a Logo also for Pdf security settings)

The software Ghostscript will do the work to convert the Postscript into a PDF file. Ghostscript has to be installed to create the Pdf file.

The Software Redmon redirect the print stream from the Postscript Printer to the standard input of GsPdf. GsPdf will save the Postsctript file then.
After this GsPdf calls Ghostscript to convert the postscript file into a PDF file. The software PdfToText is needed by GsPdf optionally, to convert the
Pdf file into a ASCII TXT file. to analyze the document content .

Software features

Automatically Printer installation.
Automatically Installation/Configuration of the Redmon Printerport
Automatically allocation of the PDF filename. If additionally a ASCII TXT file is created, the document content can be scanned for certain words
with the help of "Regular Expressions". Depending on document content the filename can be set automatically without user interaction.
The analysis of the PDF content is done with the ASCII TXT file.A script searches the TXT file by "Regular Expressions„.
the regular expressions in the script uses a similar syntax to Perl.
This way the automatically allocation of the PDF filename and the post processing can be done depending on the content of the document .
The post process of the Pdf file can be done depending on document type or User. For example it is possible to upload the file with FTP into the
Users Home directory of a domain (works on LAN or WAN). Or you can save some values, which were extracted from the document, into a Lotus Notes database,
and then attach the Pdf file to the Notes document.
Inherit the Log on User Name , Print date , time, as well as document content into the PDF filename.
Manually User input for the Pdf filename is also possible.
Network Printer sharing on Print server this way you need to install the printer only once.
Supports multiple different Printer configurations by using different ini configuration files for each printer/port.
Using Ghostscript "Distiller Parameter" from the GsPdf.RSP file. Edit and save the file with GsPdfConfig
Flexible post processing in LAN or WAN area

        Processing with FTP (user dependend) and saving into the User Home directory of a Windows Domain.

        Processing with email: smtp (user dependend) , mapi

        Processing with Lotus Notes, send or save into a Lotus Notes database, call a Notes agent, fillup Notes fields with values extracted from Pdf document

        Processing with Logo (user dependend) also Pdf encryption and security settings.

        Processing of userdefined Jobs is possible by calling independend additional software
New possibility to customize the GsPdf Printer Driver Properties. (above Version 1003)
This way you don't have to use a different Printer for each different GsPdf configuration file. Instead you can select the configuration ini file which to use
in the property window of the GsPdf Printer. This way you can switch to different GsPdf Configurations by selecting a entry in the Printer property window.
For example if you need a GsPdf some configurations which print different Logos in the background of the Pdf file, you can switch the background Logo
by selecting the desired Logo in the advanced Printer settings. This feature is very usefully if GsPdf is only installed on the Print Server.

You can customize the Printer settings for your own needs by editing the Printer Driver file GsPDFplus.ppd.
There you can save the Name of the GsPdf INI Configuration file to use, and the text which to show in the Printer property window for this configuration.
For example you could set there the Text Logo1 and Logo2 for property selection, and the related configuration file to use for the selection
for example GsPdf3.ini and GsPdf4.ini

Another property entry could be for example to upload the pdf with Ftp to the Users home directory or to send the pdf with smtp to the users mailbox .
This way the user can decide what to with the pdf, by selecting a entry in the printer property window.

The section to customize this printer properties you will find in the GsPDFplus.ppd file in the section *OpenUI *Gspdfini

Costomize of the Date-Time Format to use for the Pdf Filename is now possible (Version 1003)

The smtp AddOn Tool is now able to use Copy und Blindcopy for the recipient (Version 1003)
Therfore you can add BC= or C= in front of the emailadress.

under construction is a AddOn to sign the Pdf files -not available yet
Signing will be done by using a X509 PKSC#12 Certificate. This will not be a fully qualified Sign

Download

File download:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/gspdf

SVN: Subversion Access

The GsPdf SourceForge.net Subversion repository can be checked out through SVN with the following instruction set:
svn co https://gspdf.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/gspdf gspdf

For details about how to check out with svn see also
https://sourceforge.net/svn/?group_id=196655

For example you can use the software Tortoise SVN to download the GsPdf source.
http://tortoisesvn.net

The CVS repository is no longer available because i have changed to svn.
If someone still need the CVS files write me a email.

Installation

Is done by Setup-Gspdf-V1001-win32.exe

Die Installation does the following procedures:

extract the GsPdf files into the selected program folder and then launch GsPdfConfig.exe
Installation of the Software GPL/AFPL Ghostscript, if it is not installed on the PC already
Installation of the printer port monitor software RedmonEE 18 , if it is not installed on the PC already
Installation and configuration of the Redmon printer port.
Installation of a Postscript Printerdriver on Redmon printer port.

If GsPdfConfig is running the first time, the following Key will be added to the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\gspdf\1.0\ConfigFile
this key saves the path to the current GsPdfConfig.INI configuration file.

When running GsPdfConfig.exe this key will be checked, this way GsPdf knows that the software has been allready installed.

Licence

GsPdf is available with GPL Open Source Licence.

For additional used Software you have to check the License agreement! The user has to take response to do this by himself!

Limitation see DISCLAIMER.TXT in the GsPdf working directory.

Source code

Download of the GsPdf Source Code https://sourceforge.net/projects/gspdf/

GsPdf was build Borland Delphi 5. To edit and compile the GsPdf source code, you have to install the open JVCL Library.

JEDI VCL 2.00 Final for D5-D7 http://jvcl.sourceforge.net/

Addon software

GsPdf uses the following additional Software:

GPL or AFPL Ghostscript V 7.xx or V 8.x

for GsPdf 1003 at the momet GPL Ghostscript V 8.61 is recommended
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/

RedMon - Redirection Port Monitor

RedmonEE 18 or Redmon Version 1.7
http://www.ghostgum.com.au/

pdftotext for windows version 0.92 or higher

It is includet in download xpdf-3.02-win32 from:
http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/download.html

Pdftk 1.41 compiled Pdftk.exe for windows

http://www.pdfhacks.com/pdftk/
from section “Windows Program Download” download pdftk-1.41.exe.zip

GsPdf uses some features of Pdftk.exe. For example to add a Logo or encrypt, decrypt the pdf file.
Further on it can set the Pdf securitysettings.

Directory structure

\Addon\ Delphi Source Code

\Dialogs\ GsPdf Error messages and Hint dialogs

\install\RedmonEE18\ Redmon 18 Setup - RedmonEE18 unzipped

\install\Redmon\ Redmon 17 Setup - Redmon17de.zip unzipped

\install\GPLGhostscript\ GPL Ghostscript Setup - gs856w32.exe

\install\PostscriptPrinterDriver\ Postscript Printerdrivers

\Log\ directory for GsPdf Logfiles

Program Flow

Create Pdf with Ghostscript

Pdf with content parsing

Pdf with Logo and security settings

Pdf upload with FTP

Pdf with SMTP

Pdf with Lotus Notes on Domino Server

Pdf with Lotus Notes local

Pdf with Lotus Notes UI - User Interface

Pdf with MAPI

Legend - Pdf delete local files