Re: PDF Limitations?

["Brad Stone" <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It really can vary a lot depending on how much data is on
each page, the width of the spooled file, how many lines
are on each page, etc.  

For example, if you have a report that has one line on each
page, it may easily convert 10,000 pagees or more.  But if
you have a 198x66 report with full lines and columns, it
will but much more "data".

I'm running a test right now.  A 10,000 page spooled file
that I'm running SPLTOOL on.  Started it at 8am and it's
still running now... :)  It's just on a little 170 so it
may take a while.  We shall see.  :)

Brad

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 08:44:09 -0500
 Mike Wills <koldark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The resulting file of a 3000 or so page PDF comes out to
> be about 5-10MB 
> range I believe.
> 
> On 4/15/05, James Rich <james@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, Brad Stone wrote:
> > 
> > > Is the PDF you're looking at compressed? SPLTOOL uses
> no
> > > compression.
> > 
> > No, the pdf is not compressed. It is all just plain
> ASCII text. If the
> > data weren't sensitive I would paste an example.
> > 
> > > I've run tests before and around there it seems to
> fill up.
> > > It's not just the data, it's all the PDF data as
> well. So
> > > for each page you can add more.
> > 
> > Right, the XREF contains an entry for every object in
> the PDF. Is a 3,000
> > page pdf really around 10GB in size? I'm talking about
> a print file that
> > was originally an SCS file. What's taking up all the
> space?
> > 
> > James Rich
> > 
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