Actually there are quit a few on Windows that convert many file types:
Microsoft Office Apps, Text, HTML. Some are free others aren't. A few
claim to convert almost any file type under windows. 

It may just be easier to buy one of these and run it on a windows
machine.  :-(

James


On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 19:59, Reuben D. Budiardja wrote:
> On Tuesday 16 September 2003 06:01 pm, James Pifer wrote:
> > Sorry for the late delay. Lost my d*** internet connection. Anyway...
> >
> > I got a little more information. The web application sticks files in a
> > directory that need to be converted, like a before directory . So I need
> > a converter to periodically check that directory, convert the files, and
> > stick them in another directory, like an after directory.
> 
> What *kind* of files? Text files? HTML Files? MS Word document? Excel? What?
> 
> In any case (except text file), any application that convert the file needs to 
> be able to "understand" and open the files, so different kind of files may 
> need different solution for converting, although some of those may be able to 
> use the same application to get postcript out of.
> 
> You then can write a script that pipe those files to the appropriate apps to 
> be use to get postscript and then convert it to PDF, and run the script in 
> cron every several minute. 
> 
> I doubt also there is a single application that can convert all kind of file 
> under Windows.
> 
> RDB
> <snip>
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> Reuben D. Budiardja
> Department of Physics and Astronomy
> The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
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