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- From: servis@author.ecn.purdue.edu (Brian K Servis)
- Subject: Re: Postscript to FILE for w3.1 ?
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- Date: 28 Jan 93 16:55:25 GMT
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- gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook|xxxxxx) writes:
-
- >From article <C1JsvB.C7r@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, by pcjg7045@dcl-nxt34 (Pramod Charles John):
- >> Hi,
- >> Does anyone know if there is a postscript driver for w3.1 that allows
- >> the output to go to a file instead of a printer? Or better yet does anyone
- >> know of a way to send postscript output using the supplied driver to a file
- >> instead of the printer?
- >>
-
- >Set up the printer (under print manager) for a postscript printer of
- >choice. In the setup options, choose to save to a file. You can
- >specify a file name or, if you leave it blank, you will be prompted for
- >a file name every time you print.
-
- >I have Apple laserwriter II set up on my system so I can take my files
- >to work and print them. It works fine.
-
- > Gregory R. Cook | INTERNET: gcook@horus.cem.msu.edu
- > Department of Chemistry | cookgreg@student.msu.edu
- >Michigan State University | BITNET: cook@msucem.BITNET
- > East Lansing, MI 48824 | COMPUSERVE: 74170,3010
-
- or.....
- Set up the postscript printer as you would if it was attached to your
- computer but when it comes time to select the port on which it is attached
- choose FILE:. This will prompt you everytime for a file name. I have
- had better luck with this than using the print to file option in the
- postcript driver. Also beware of the ^D problem with the postscipt
- drivers. It puts a ^D at the begining of the postscipt file. This is a
- reset code and some printers or networks tend to barf on it. If the
- file doesn't print try deleting the ^D at the very begining of the print
- file. Good luck.
-
- Brian Servis
- (servis@author.ecn.purdue.edu)
-