How convert PCL generated by HP LaserJet 5 into PDF in C#?

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I need to retire 15 years old system and preserve all data. It can only print documents into specific printer HP LaserJet 5. I can print documents into PCL files and looking for ways to convert all this files into PDFs programmatically. Preferably in C#. Can anybody recommend good library or command line tool? Preferably free ;-)

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 28 '20 at 21:31

The commandline tool GhostPCL (part of GhostPDL), by the same developers as Ghostscript, can convert PCL to PDF. Recent changes in their public source code repository provide a fully integrated source tree encompassing Ghostscript, GhostPCL and GhostXPS. This includes MS Visual Studio *.sln and *.vcproj files to build all or part of their products. License is GPL or commercial (commercial licenses to be obtained from Artifex):

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 19 '09 at 20:13

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The simplest solution I found is VeryPDF PCL Converter http://www.verypdf.com/pcltools/index.html. It has command line mode, GUI (for command line), batch mode and only cost $125. My company has been pay for it. Hope this will help somebody too.

answered May 19 '09 at 20:13

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 09 '09 at 14:02

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We are currently using Lincoln's PCL to PDF converter. It was simple to call and provides embed into our C# application. It also provides good feedback in terms of Events when a page has been converted etc so you can even add progress bars etc.

Lincoln PCL to PDF Converter

answered Jul 09 '09 at 14:02

Douglas Anderson

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Do you have any examples of how you got it to integrate into your code? I'm trying to get it to work with our system, and unless I put the thread to sleep, it looks like it creates a blank PDF file and closes the app before the conversion finished. – Evan M. Aug 29 '12 at 20:48

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 19 '13 at 11:09

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I've used PCL to PDF for Windows and OS X which is based on GhostPCL.

answered Feb 19 '13 at 11:09

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 27 '09 at 17:04

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I've used Visual Softwares pcl2pdf on several projects, it worked well for me.

answered May 27 '09 at 17:04

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It cost $895 compare to $125 for VeryPDF PCL Converter. – Dmitri Kouminov May 27 '09 at 20:52

How convert PCL generated by HP LaserJet 5 into PDF in C#?

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