jww502@anu.oz.au ("John W White") (04/28/91)
I've just tried to send a PostScript file to the LaserWriter and Send PS says "Yup sure, that downloaded fine" (or words tothat effect :-)) But nothing came out ! The LaserWriter did, however, show up it's little orange light (which I think means a postscript error ??). I created the file holding down f when printing from MacDraw II v1.1 . What can I say but help ! Thanks Dave. -- | Dave White | This is the part where I say that when I | | jww502@csc2.anu.edu.au | say what I say, I say what I say without | |__________________________| meaning that I say anything for the | | Computer Services Centre or that I say anything for John W. White. |
schwer@unix.SRI.COM (Len Schwer) (04/28/91)
In article <1991Apr28.080441.23172@newshost.anu.edu.au> jww502@anu.oz.au ("John W White") writes: >I've just tried to send a PostScript file to the LaserWriter and Send PS says "Yup sure, that downloaded fine" (or words tothat effect :-)) But nothing came out ! The LaserWriter did, however, show up it's little orange light (which I think means a postscript error ??). I created the file holding down f when printing from MacDraw II v1.1 . What can I say but help ! > two ideas: 1. send another mac graphic (macdraw) from the application to the printer first; the cmd-f file doesn't include the laserprep file and you need that downloaded before sending a cmd-f file. 2. sometimes you need to issue the PS SHOWPAGE command at the end of the download; SendPS has this as an option under one of it 2 or 3 menus. --Len P.S. My mailer didn't recognize your user name? ================================================ ----- Transcript of session follows ----- Connected to anu.anu.edu.au: >>> RCPT To:<jww502@anu.oz.au> <<< 550 <jww502@anu.oz.au>... User unknown 550 jww502@anu.oz.au... User unknown
eer36024@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Erik Reuter) (04/29/91)
I had this problem a while back, and here is the cause (as I understand it) and the solution that has always worked for me. There are two kinds of Postscript files you can create with your Mac, ones with LaserPrep (k) and ones without (f). See the file on Generating Postscript files, on sumex, for details. A Laserwriter, once it has been initialized with a certain version of LaserPrep (i.e., a document with a certain version of LaserPrep is printed), will work only with Postscript files which were created to work with the same version of LaserPrep as in the printer (whether or not the Postscript file has LaserPrep prepended). Thus, the Laserwriter probably has a different version of LaserPrep in memory than is on the Mac which created your Postscript file. The foolproof way to do it (and the way I usually do it) is to ALWAYS include LaserPrep in your Postscript file, and to ALWAYS reboot the Laserwriter before printing (either by cycling the power, or better, by using SendPS's menu command).