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- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 08:33:25 WST
- Reply-To: Richard Hockey <richardh@EPISUN.EPIDEM.UWA.EDU.AU>
- Sender: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.BITNET>
- From: Richard Hockey <richardh@EPISUN.EPIDEM.UWA.EDU.AU>
- Subject: Re: FORMCHAR, TABULATE, and PostScript
- Comments: To: sas-l@ohstvma.acs.ohio-state.edu
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- In reply to the mail from <SAS-L@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>...
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- >Content: TABULATE FORMCHAR for PostScript
- >Summary: Line drawing characters from TABULATE via PostScript
- >Release and platform: All
- >Name: Bob Paver
- >Mail addresses: paver@mcc.com
- >Real Addresses: MCC
- > 3500 W Balcones Center Drive, Austin, TX 78759
- > Phone (512) 338-3316 FAX: (512) 388-3888
- >
- >
- >"Attached" is an updated version of a message I sent to SAS-L in
- >October '91. Since then there have been a number of queries about
- >the use of line drawing characters in TABULATE-produced tables.
- >
- Stuff deleted....
-
- >+ Post-processed the output file using a public-domain program
- > called LPSCR. LPSCR reads an ASCII file and "wraps" it in
- > PostScript code, allowing me to specify the font (DOSfont),
- > point size (8), line spacing (9 point), and rotation
- > (landscape). The line spacing is important. If it's too large
- > the tops and bottoms of the vertical bars do not meet.
- >
- > There are other programs that perform the functions that LPSCR
- > does. One called PS comes to mind. This post-processing is an
- > important step as this is where I tell the printer which font
- > to use. It is possible that on some systems the font could be
- > specified at the time the job is printed, perhaps as a command
- > line option.
- >
- Their is a public domain program called PC2PS which prints extended ascii
- on a postscript printer (basically downloads the font you describe with the
- file to be printed )
- It is available from simtel or any of its mirrors on the postscript directory.
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