Creating PDF files out of DOS Accounting software

[BlueScreen123]

Hello,
I am helping someone out who is using an old DOS based Accounting program and at the end of month/end of year they print out hundreds of pages from this program. They would like to find a way to create a pdf file from this and store it all electronically rather then on paper. The workstations are running both Windows XP and some are running Windows 98. The server is a Novell server that the software actually runs on. The printers are also connected through the Novell server. I have tried looking at different websites for some of the pdf companies but haven't found one that can do what we are looking for.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

[Train]

The output from DOS is a text file , so use a txt to pdf converter.
Did a quick google and found this.
http://www.verypdf.com/txt2pdf/index.htm

This is the search I used.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=convert+text+files+to+pdf

Hope that points you in the right direction.

[alonroz]

Not every DOS program outputs a TXT file. Most of them just send the data to the LPT port (in TXT format, but no file is created).

You can try the Tao ExDOS software. Most of their versions allow printing from any DOS program directly to PDF printers (CutePDF, PDF Factory, etc...)

I think the Lite version is what you need, you can try their demo.

[alonroz]

Forgot to link:

http://www.taocs.co.il

[eddds40]

PrimoPDF is such a program that it is showed as a printer. Have used it for some time now and think it is a good program, although I am not certain I ever used from DOS