ps2pdf

Convert PostScript file to PDF using Ghostscript; each input page onto a separate output page

Description

Converts a postscript file into PDF. The resulting PDF file will contain one page for each page defined in the postscript files, so a multi-page postscript file, like those generated by using the '-append' option of MATLAB's print command, can be used to generate a multi-page PDF file.

Works with the version of Ghostscript shipped with MATLAB, if found, or with a user-specified version.

Also works with older MATLAB versions, such as R2006b.

• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.6 (R2008a)
• Other requirements: Ghostscript; works with older versions of MATLAB, too.

[Yuri Kotliarov]

It's amazing! I just started looking for this feature and found this function dated TODAY. Tested on 2007b. Works like a charm. Thanks a lot!

[Pablo Pablo]

Excelent script.
Tested on Matlab2008a
Thanks a lot.

[Naveen K]

Perfect. Exactly what i needed. Many thanks Richard.

[Pat Murray]

Excellent, exactly what I needed, saves me a time-consuming step for my project.

Thanks!

[Mat K]

Great Script, options to set Author, Title, Subject etc. would make it superior...

[Tom Mat]

 

[Tom Mat]

The Title (push Ctrl+Shift+D in Acrobat) of the pdf files, is the name and path of the ps File. It would be good to have an option to avoid this...

[Andrew Bytheway]

Great idea! I did experience problems when using this script in a deployed application (R2009a). The built-in version of Ghostscript doesn't work in deployed applications. It returns the following error:
??? Undefined function or method 'gscript' for input arguments of type 'char'.
Clearly it is failing to recognize the call to gscript altough the function handle was created correctly, and the needed mexw32 file is distributed with the MCR v7.10

Any ideas ???

[Per Bröms]

 

[Per Bröms]

Very nice. This work very good for me.

I found two bugs thou.

1) You need to put " (double quote) around the Ghostscript input file name. If you have space chars in the path e.g. "\\server\directory with space in the name\myinput.ps" it will crash otherwise. So line 123 and 125 need to be modified.

New 123- [s, r] = gsData.cmd(['@' gsData.responseFile], ['"' gsData.psFile '"'], gsDebug);

New 125- [s, r] = system([gsData.cmd ' @' gsData.responseFile ' "' gsData.psFile '"']);

2) To work with really old version of MATLAB, like R14, you need to remove the () after Local_GetOldGhostscript(); in line 288

New 288- [gsCmd, ghostDir] = Local_GetOldGhostscript;

Now it work on R14 and with all directory names.
Also tested on 2006b.

Thanks,
/Per