fechuny@RPI.EDU (felix chung yau) (05/02/91)
Hello. I am having some problems printing a postscript file and was wondering if anyone could help me. The problem is this: I generate a ps file in wordperfect (dos version) by writing to disk. Then I upload the ps file to a unix (sparc) machine which has an apple laserwriter hook up to it. I issue the print command and all I get is one page out of 2 or more pages. With ps files generated by lotus freelance the problem is even worse as I get nothing at all. Then I decided to try ami pro. Everything came out perfect. However, I would rather not import all my files to ami pro as formating is lost and for large documents it would be tedious to reformat them. In addition, ami pro does not import equations (it has no equation editor of its own anyway). I called the tech guys at wordperfect and the only answer they had was that there might be problems in taking a file from one platform to another (dos to unix). Has anyone encountered problems fo this sort? Any help is appreciated. Please send answers via e-mail to fechuny@aix01.aix.rpi.edu or post. Thanks in advanced.
vu@HOBBIT.GANDALF.CA (Vu Nguyen) (05/03/91)
I have also encounter the same problem before. What happens was that the printer that I've selected in Wordperfect did not match the one I was printing out on to. The printer that you are printing on has to match that of the one you selected. I'm not sure if an emulation selection also works. > The problem is this: I generate a ps file in wordperfect (dos version) >by writing to disk. Then I upload the ps file to a unix (sparc) machine which >has an apple laserwriter hook up to it. Maybe you should try printing it as a WP file, instead of a Dos file on to the disk. I printed mine as a WP file (with the right selection of printer), and proceed to ftp it to the printer, and it came out beautifully (both graphics and text). By the way the printer use was LJII. Hopes that helps. -------------------- Vu Nguyen Internet: vu@hobbit.gandalf.ca
TONY@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (Tony Roder) (05/03/91)
In article <9105021429.AA11941@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU>, fechuny@RPI.EDU (felix chung yau) says: > > Hello. I am having some problems printing a postscript file and was >wondering if anyone could help me. > The problem is this: I generate a ps file in wordperfect (dos version) >by writing to disk. Then I upload the ps file to a unix (sparc) machine which >has an apple laserwriter hook up to it. I issue the print command and all I Having had a similar experience uploading to a mainframe, I discovered the problem to be that in the postscripted file written to disk by WP, the lines end in linefeeds only, rather than in carriage-return/linefeed combinations. As a result, the laser printer chokes up and barfs. I mentioned the problem in the WP50 list on BITNET and someone sent me a program a friend of his had written, that rewrites the postscripted file with the proper line endings. I don't know whether I can disseminate the program, but you might ask a wizzard to write one for you. ----------------------------------- Tony Roder, speaking his mind .....