I am calling Ghostscript 8.00 from and ASP.NET application (VB) to create
..JPG thumbnails of .PDF files. I have created a class module for
Ghostscript and I am creating an instance of the class to act on. I pass
the class the name of the PDF file, the name of the JPG file that I want it
to create, and a resolution factor to control resizing.
This all works great. However, when Ghostscript finishes, it seems to
maintain a lock on the output file. The problem is, if the user tries to
overlay the file and create a new thumbnail, Ghostscript can't overlay the
thumbail file and the original image is left on the server.
My process looks something like this:
Dim GS as GhostScript ' GhostScript is my new class.
Dim gsReturn as boolean
GS = New GhostScript
gsReturn = GS.ConvertFile( inputfile, outputfile)
GS = Nothing
The "ConvertFil e" method calls the Ghostscript API. At the end of the
process it calls gsapi_exit and gsapi_delete_in stance.
Can anyone think of a reason that the lock on the output file would be held
or a way for me to force that lock to be released?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Christopher Campbell
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Hi Christopher,
I have done some research regarding this issue but have not found a
specific idea. I am not familiar with the Ghostscript.
Personally I think that you can contact Ghostscript for help. They can
provide more information regarding this issue. Thank you for your
understanding. http://www.ghostscript.com
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Ghostscript.
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