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PS2ASC.EXE 1.0 converts a Postscript output file created by Microsoft Windows
3.0 to an ASCII file that can be indexed by PC-INDEX.
This program has been included for those who want to use PC-INDEX with
Windows 3.0 programs that are not currently supported. PS2ASC.EXE has been
tested with files created by MS Word 2.0, MS Excel, Aldus Pagemaker, and
WordPerfect for Windows 5.1. It should work with any Windows program as
long as it is created by printing to disk using Microsoft Windows 3.0
Postscript drivers.
Printing to disk with MS Windows 3.0 is easy.
1) From the Main Menu in the Program Manager open the CONTROL PANEL.
2) Double Click on the PRINTERS Icon.
3) Select CONFIGURE.
4) Before you change this screen, make a note of how the PORT is currently
set up. In the PORTS menu scroll down to and select the FILE: entry.
5) From this point on, (until you change the settings back to the way they
were before) whenever you print, you will be printing to disk instead of
to a printer.
Print your documents / spreadsheets as usual. You will be prompted
for a filename to print to. Use any name that you wish.
After you have printed a document to disk, you are ready to use PS2ASC.
Enter PS2ASC from the command line to start the program. For the input file
type the name of the file that you created earlier by printing to disk. For
the output file either leave the name that has been entered for you or enter
a name that you want.
The output file created by PS2ASC will be an ASCII file that can be indexed
with PC-INDEX using the Converted Postscript document type.
If you have a laptop or other computer that tries to display colors on
a black and white screen you can enter PS2ASC BW to force a black and white
display.
If you have any problems using this program, please let me know. If you have
any suggestions for ways that it can be improved please pass them along also.
Send comments, problems, or suggestions to:
HELP Software
Bria Benson
16706 Bradley Ct.
Belton, MO 64012
(816) 331-5809