gammill@everest.den.mmc.com (s06) (12/23/89)
I have a need to import ComputerVision Versatec plot files into a raster image viewing system. The vendor of the raster viewing software claims they can import Versatec raster images. However, ComputerVision (CV) does not output a standard Versatec raster image. Their CADDS command PLOT DOT produces a proprietary format. CV is fairly new to the Sun world, so I doubt many readers know of it. BUT.... Does anyone know of a converter to read a CV Versatec plot file and generate a standard Versatec raster image as a disk file? Alternatively: CV has several filters (device drivers?) that convert their format to Versatecs. However each of these EXPECT a device as the output. In other words, something of this nature: /usr/lib/versatecf < myplot > myraster Does not work. One gets errors: "cannot put plotter into print mode" (Where myplot is a CV generated disk file, and myraster is a hope and a prayer.) And -- I have tried lpr. The command lpr -v -s myplot -PVST0 will output a good plot on the versatec. But I can not redirect lpr to disk either (it also expects a dev) ie: lpr -v -s < myplot > myraster, does not work. I have tried working with the printcap also. Adding in ms=raw and changeing the dev output to a disk file. No go. I am currently pushing on CV for help. But I thought I would give this a shot.