Merge PostScript files to PDF using Python
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Take the next easy steps to combine several PS files into a single PDF via Python:
- Initialize an input stream for the first input PS file.
- Initialize an output stream for output PDF document.
- Create an array of PS files that will be merged with the first one.
- Create an instance of PsDocument from the previously created input stream.
- Use PdfSaveOptions to specify AdditionalFontsFolder and SuppressError boolean value.
- Create an instance of PdfDevice from created earlier output stream.
- Merge PostScript files with created document and save it as PDF with PDF save options.
The following code snippet shows how to merge PS files to PDF document in Python:
1# For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-page/Aspose.Page-for-Python
2
3from aspose.page.eps import *
4from aspose.page.eps.device import *
5from util import Util
6###############################################
7###### Class and Method declaration here ######
8###############################################
9
10# The path to the documents directory.
11data_dir = Util.get_data_dir_working_with_document_merging()
12# Initialize PDF output stream
13pdf_stream = open(data_dir + "outputPDF_out.pdf", "wb")
14# Initialize the first PostScript file input stream
15ps_stream = open(data_dir + "input.ps", "rb",)
16document = PsDocument(ps_stream)
17
18# Create an array of PostScript files that will be merged with the first one
19files_for_merge = [ data_dir + "input2.ps", data_dir + "input3.ps" ]
20
21# If you want to convert Postscript file despite of minor errors set this flag
22suppress_errors = True
23
24#Initialize options object with necessary parameters.
25options = PdfSaveOptions(suppress_errors)
26# If you want to add special folder where fonts are stored. Default fonts folder in OS is always included.
27options.additional_fonts_folders = [ """{FONT_FOLDER}""" ]
28
29# Default page size is 595x842 and it is not mandatory to set it in PdfDevice
30device = PdfDevice(pdf_stream)
31# But if you need to specify size and image format use following line
32#Aspose.Page.EPS.Device.PdfDevice device = new Aspose.Page.EPS.Device.PdfDevice(pdfStream, new aspose.pydrawing.Size(595, 842));
33
34try:
35 document.merge(files_for_merge, device, options)
36finally:
37 ps_stream.close()
38 pdf_stream.close()Let’s consider
PdfSaveOptions. Using this class we can assign different conversion parameters while merging PS files to PDF.
- AdditionalFontsFolder specifies locations where the converter can find additional fonts. By default, system fonts folders are always included.
- SuppressError controls the behavior of the EPS to PDF merger when non-critical errors occur. If set to true, it allows the merging process to continue, and a list of such errors can be viewed in the Exceptions field after merging. The default value is true.
- Debug allows the output of debug information to the console. By default, it is set to false.