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- From: wmaddock@icon-stl.net (William F. Maddock)
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- Subject: Re: Importing FinalCalc 1.02 to PStream 3.0h
- Date: 27 Feb 1996 04:19:44 GMT
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- On 26-Feb-96 05:20:17 lazarus@achilles.net Steve Cockwell wrote:
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- >I would like to export a FinalCalc 1.02 spreadsheet and import it into
- >a document in PageStream 3.0h. Ideally exporting (printing) the
- >spreadsheet as a postscript file and then bringing it into PageStream
- >would be the best way to go.
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- >I've printed FinalCalc documents to an HPLaserJet 4M w/Postscript and
- >have had no problems. Likewise for PageStream (if it matters). But I
- >can't seem to import FinalCalc postscript output into anything...
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- >In fact, I even tried FinalWriter 2.0 (I never bothered to upgrade)
- >and while it DOES import EPS files, it wouldn't touch FinalCalc's.
- >"Error reading file".
-
- >Has anyone else tried to pull FinalCalc printed files (postscript)
- >into anything else? Have you got it to work? What kind of magical
- >words do I need to utter? I'm pretty disappointed by this - what
- >good is a spreadsheet program if you can't export the files in
- >any useful format?
-
- Since both programs have an ARexx port why not write an ARexx-based filter
- for the job? BTW, don't try to load PostScript as EPS--they aren't the same
- thing.
-
- >-Laz
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