Viewing PDF files does not work

jessejazza · Post by **jessejazza** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:46 am

One particularly useful facility for me is XnView's ability to convert picture format to pdf with the installation of ghostscript. However, after updating to the latest version and running that on a flash drive it no longer seems to work.

Is this because the latest verison (1.90.3) has a glitch or because one has got to install a different version or whatever of ghostscript. I don't know and would be grateful for help.

I have found XnView outstanding and am grateful to Pierre-e for its development.

thanks

Drahken · Post by **Drahken** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:39 pm

Ihave GS 8.54 and XNV 1.90.3, and don't have any problems. What version of ghostscript are you using?

At a guess, I'd say the problem lies somewhere in using the flash drive. Perhaps some files got misplaced when you put it on the flash drive, or perhaps it's looking for a file on the flash drive when it should be looking on the harddrive (or vice versa)?

jessejazza · Post by **jessejazza** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:50 am

I've got ghostscript 8.54. It would seem you're right it is something to do with running from USB. It will convert to pdf though - but will not show in the file list. Checked associations - pdf ticked.

Is it possible to put ghostscript on the USB somehow - probably not. I'll have to investigate further. For example i could try the old version (1.82.4) on USB (currently on hard disk) and see if there is a difference. I'd then know whether it was between the version there is a hitch or perhaps running off USB. I put this latest version on USB as it said it was portable and i'm putting most apps on USB for portability and ease of updates.

thanks

Drahken · Post by **Drahken** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:26 am

I think it's because you have xnview on the flash drive and ghostscript not on the flashdrive. You mightget away with just copying the gsdll32.dll and gsdll32.lib files from the ghostscript->bin folder into xnview's folder.

Post by **xnview** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:40 am

Drahken wrote:I think it's because you have xnview on the flash drive and ghostscript not on the flashdrive. You mightget away with just copying the gsdll32.dll and gsdll32.lib files from the ghostscript->bin folder into xnview's folder.

No, xnview use the registry entries created by AFPL ghostscript. Yes, could you try with an old version?

helmut · Post by **helmut** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:34 am

xnview wrote:... Yes, could you try with an old version?

An old version of XnView or old version of AFPL Ghostscript?

Post by **xnview** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:37 am

helmut wrote:
xnview wrote:... Yes, could you try with an old version?
An old version of XnView or old version of AFPL Ghostscript?

Old version of XnView