[kupan787]

I need to convert a .ps file to PDF. I have a start, but keep getting some bad errors. Here is my code:

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;"> NSData *data;
NSRect myRect;
NSImage *myPDF;
NSRect USLetterSize;
int myHeight;
NSString *tempString;
NSString *tempString2;
NSString *tempString3;
NSImageView *myView;

myPDF = [[NSImage alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:[@&quot;~/Desktop/ReceivedFile.ps&quot; stringByExpandingTildeInPath]];

myHeight = 792*numOfPages;
USLetterSize = NSMakeRect(0, 0, 612, myHeight);

myView = [[NSImageView alloc] initWithFrame:USLetterSize];
[myView lockFocus];
[myPDF compositeToPoint:NSZeroPoint operation:NSCompositeCopy];
[myView unlockFocus];

tempString = [[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] objectForKey:@&quot;recieve&quot;] stringByExpandingTildeInPath];
tempString2 = [ tempString stringByAppendingString:@&quot;/&quot; ];
tempString3 = [ tempString2 stringByAppendingString:@&quot;ReceivedFile.pd f&quot;];

data = [myView dataWithPDFInsideRect: USLetterSize];

[data writeToFile:tempString3 atomically:YES];</pre><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">And this is the error project builder gives me when I run the code:

lockFocus sent to a view whose window is deferred and does not yet have a corresponding platform window

So does this mean I have to have the view drawn in a window? If so, would I need to create a hidden, really large window (say I have a 5 pager I am converting)? This doesn't seem right, and I am probably just doign somethign a little wrong.

Thanks,
Ben

PS I actually have the individual pages stored as .tiff files that I convert to one big ps file. If it would be easier to go from teh tiff file to pdf, rather than from ps to pdf let me know.

[Angus_D]

I think that in order to do offscreen drawing you should use NSImage. NSView is for onscreen user interface stuff.

[kupan787]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Angus_D:
<strong>I think that in order to do offscreen drawing you should use NSImage. NSView is for onscreen user interface stuff.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Correct, I just did a bit more work, and got it to work (sorta).

The problem now, is say I have 3 tiff files I want to put into one pdf. I run through the following code, and it puts it into a 1 page pdf file (the 1 page is just as tall as the 3 pages added up). Not what I wanted. If any one has an idea on how to get the pdf file to come out as multipages, please let me know.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;">numPages = [mergeArray count];

myImageToSave = [[NSImage alloc] initWithSize:NSMakeSize(612, numPages*792)];

while(i&lt;numOfPages)
{
tempString = @&quot;/tmp/receive/&quot;;
tempString2 = [tempString stringByAppendingString:[mergeArray objectAtIndex:numOfPages-i]];
myPDF = [[NSImage alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:tempString2];

[myImageToSave lockFocus];
[myPDF compositeToPoint:NSMakePoint(0, 792*(i+1)) operation:NSCompositeCopy];
[myImageToSave unlockFocus];
i++;
}

myHeight = 792*numOfPages;
kUSLetterSize = NSMakeSize(612, myHeight);
[tempWindow setContentSize:kUSLetterSize];

[tempImageView setImage:myImageToSave];

tempString = [[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] objectForKey:@&quot;recieve&quot;] stringByExpandingTildeInPath];
tempString2 = [ tempString stringByAppendingString:@&quot;/&quot; ];
tempString3 = [ tempString2 stringByAppendingString:@&quot;ReceivedFile.pd f&quot;];

myRect = [tempImageView bounds];
data = [tempImageView dataWithPDFInsideRect:myRect];

[data writeToFile:tempString3 atomically:YES];</pre><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Thanks,
Ben