[alt.sources.d] PCAL problems -- Any Suggestions?

dyson@iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu (07/14/90)

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dyson@iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu (07/14/90)

         Sorry about the previous empty post,  editor problems...
    
    I  tried mailing this to Rogers@Sud509.ray.COM but  my  PostMaster
    can't find the path, so.....

        I picked up the PCAL program from USENET (alt.sources I think)
    and have installed  it here on my DEC VMS v5.3-1 system.  It works
    fine except for the  "calendar.dat"  options.   When ever I have a
    calendar.dat file, the program stalls  apparently forever.  It had
    produced the PS file up to these lines:
    
        /year 1990 def
        /month 7 def

    but never produced something like these lines (produced with "pcal
    -e"):

        /year 1990 def
        /month 7 def
        /holidays [ 99 ] def
        printmonth
        showpage

        Does this sound familiar?  Any ideas on  what I might be doing
    wrong?  I really like the output but would  like  to  be  able  to
    include  holidays and personal dates on the calendar.  Thanks  for
    any help you can offer.  As usual,  please  try e-mail first and I
    will summarize if it appears warranted.

    rick
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Richard L. Dyson                    INTERNET: Dyson@Iowasp.Physics.UIowa.EDU
Graduate Research Assistant         SPAN DECnet: IOWASP::DYSON or 7231::DYSON
Department of Physics & Astronomy   Home:   (319) 338--6117
The University of Iowa              Office: (319) 335--1879
Iowa City, IA 52242-1479