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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:*OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:IOSG::PYE
Created:Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4343
Total number of notes:18308

647.0. "What format must MS PS files have for ALL-IN-1?" by LEMAN::REGINA (Carrie's in the carrot land) Thu May 07 1992 15:44

    I have a problem getting a PS file into ALL-IN-1 that does
    not have the usual PS format (well, at least the problemless
    ones)  
    	Record length  variable length max 75 bytes
    	Record format  carriage return carriage control
    but
        record length  Fixed length 128 bytes
        record format  None
    
    Gold get with default EDT (changing ext to whatever) says 
    workfile overflow and RVC default editor EDT prints one 
    page and then stumbles over s.th. Offending command = Settransfer.
    
    The file, of course, prints fine from VMS, so the user does
    not really see why it will not from ALL-IN-1.
    
    Is there any official recommendation as to how users 
    should print to file PS from their MS Word, Excel etc. so
    that the files can be read properly in ALL-IN-1?
    
    thanks
    Regina
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647.1Works for me with V3.0 - what was the printer error?IOSG::MARCHANTOnly parrots succeedFri May 08 1992 01:5312
>    workfile overflow and RVC default editor EDT prints one 
>    page and then stumbles over s.th. Offending command = Settransfer.

    What is the exact text of the error message given by the printer? The
    message is from the PostScript interpreter, and it usually gives a
    reason for aborting the job.

    I've just tried this (with ALL-IN-1 V3.0), and I got no printer errors
    at all.  However, I don't have Excel or WfW - I just used Windows'
    PostScript driver (PSCRIPT) to create the file.
    
    Paul.
647.2Pointer to fileLEMAN::REGINACarrie's in the carrot landFri May 08 1992 11:0314
    The system is V2.4. The error message on the printer is 
    
    	Offending Command = settransfer
    	Error = nametype:stackunderflow
                   operand stack underflow
    	Stack = 
    
    Somehow DT is not able to interpret the file correctly. As I 
    said it prints correctly under VMS.
    
    The file can be found on LEMAN""::DECPC320.;1
    
    Thx/rhr
647.3Fully patched? - Prints fine for meIOSG::MARCHANTOnly parrots succeedMon May 11 1992 16:097
    I found a V2.4 system, and your file prints OK on our LPS40's.  So,

    1)  is your system fully patched? (To K604)
    2)  are there any customisations to printing and/or DT?

    Cheers,
        Paul.
647.4There are customsLEMAN::REGINACarrie's in the carrot landMon May 11 1992 17:3417
    Paul,
    
    Me thinks we are up to K602. There are customs to the printing
    in that we have the Ascot "Green" Bulletin and some others. DT is
    not customised.
    
    I tried on LN03R, as this is what we have mostly. From my experience
    I think LPS40s support MS files better than LN03R's. I will try that 
    as well
    
    How did you do the DT?
    
    Thx,
    Regina
647.5Use RVCIOSG::MARCHANTOnly parrots succeedTue May 12 1992 00:2513
    Regina,

>    How did you do the DT?
    
    Make sure the file has a file type of `.PS', then use DT RVC.  Use FULLDB
    to confirm that the DSAB is `PS' and that the filename is of the form
        [.DOCn]Zmumble.PS

    If you do a $DIR/FULL of the Zmumble.PS file, you should find that it is
    also a fixed length 128 byte format file.

    Cheers,
        Paul.