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Sorry I don't know how to help you.
<rik_rijnders@hotmail.com> 
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> Hello,
>
> I have a printing issue... And it's going to be hard to explain.
> Sometimes I need to design big banners, up to 5m in height. My designs
> have to be evaluated by our customers, so we send them in PDF.  But
> because of the size of my design, the PDF is getting big in filesize
> too.
>
> So, I need to find a solution to get the design I made at screen size
> or a A4. It easy to print the PDF again in Acrobat reader en choose
> "Scale to Fit" on a A4 paper, BUT THIS IS NOT WHAT I NEED!  I want my
> final resized PDF to be a percentage of my original document, but de
> document size has to be a constrained percentage of the original
> document. So, no white borders arround my design, the customers have to
> get a clear look on my design, and its (scaled) dimensions.
>
> I think I need a batch-script that scales the dimensions of my original
> document to dimensions that fit on an A4. But the final document only
> has to contain the design I made...
>
> Is this clear for you guys ;)
>
> Hope someone can help me... thx anyway for any effort
> 

Hi,

I have a commercial software package, OctoTools which does what you want. 
It was not designed specifically for your requirements, but more to address
volume PDF and print output with graphic, image and text enhancement to text
and report outputs from just about any application.  OctoTools is aimed a
providing an automated production, but it also has a very flexible front end
designer (to create report templates and eliminate pre-printed forms) 
OctoTools allows page setup to any size and I tried it out to quickly create
a 6 by 1 foot banner pdf output.  Using a standard Adobe reader, I then
could zoom the view up or in this case down to see it all on the screen. 
The document IS created as full size, but OctoTools (and the Adobe 7.0
reader) has the ability to zoom down to see it on the screen.  During the
create stage (an OctoTools template is generated) the banner can be de
singed with no "white space" or with boarders as required.  I ran a test and
will send it to you separately.  The software though is commercial and
priced at $2995 (US) and well justified for volume applications.  If you
would like additional information please visit www.octotools.com or e-mail
me with your questions.

Thanks,

Larry T.      larrry"at"jbmsystems"dot"com (978) 535-7676  (Boston, MA USA)

hehe,

Larry, I still think this should be possible with a 'simple' batch
file, without expensive software...

Hi Rik,

I agree, with some expertise and a bit of programing, he should be able to
find a solution.  I just wanted to let him know that as a side benefit,
OctoTools can do what he wanted, but it is more fully cost justified by
clients based on its major functionalties including:  Automatic PDF
creation, report bursting/spitting, enhanced output (print and electronic),
forms design, and pre-printed forms elimination.  In many cases, just being
able to provide an electronic (PDF) distribution of existing printed output
(reports, statements, invoices, and so on..) justifies the software within
weeks eliminating or reducing the cost of printing (paper, supplies,
hardware, and labor).

Larry