DNASeq and Acrobat

Richard T. Pon (rtpon@ucalgary.ca)
Thu, 10 Jun 1999 14:05:20 -0600

Hi
I think that one of the best ways for "transporting" the color traces
is use of Adobe Acrobat pdf file format. This file can be opened and
printed on any system using the free viewers (downloadable from
www.adobe.com). You can also add annotations and comments and send the
files around electronically.
However, you will need to purchase the Acrobat software to create the
pdf files. This is straightforward for single files, but we've been
really frustrated trying to convert multiple files at a time. Does
anyone have an Apple script or utility which will allow us to batch
process multiple files and have the resulting pdf files correctly named?
We want to stop making color printouts and distribute the data in pdf
format instead.

RLNiece@aol.com wrote:
>
> A colleague from Valdivostok for who I had done a considerable amount of DNA
> sequencing is returning to his home in a few weeks. His samples have
> included a considerable fraction as heteroygotes so he would like to have
> access to 4-color traces when he gets back. His would like to discover if
> there are any packages that would allow him to print the electrophoretograms.
> Constraints include money and the fact that he will not have access to a
> Macintosh. The best computer he will have access is DOS/Windows of the power
> of an ordinary laptop computer. Does anyone have a solution that would allow
> him to at least display the tracings? Is there any hope of printing them on
> an IBM system?

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