Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watcgl!cjwein
From: cjwein@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Chris J. Wein)
Subject: Re: WordPerfect and Postscript
Message-ID: <1991May15.142744.21751@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
References: <w=2gt.d@rpi.edu> <1991May14.183903.24551@tcom.stc.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 15 May 1991 14:27:44 GMT
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In article <w=2gt.d@rpi.edu> fechuny@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (felix chung yau) writes:
>
>	Hello.  I am having some problems printing a postscript file and was
>wondering if anyone could help me.
>	The problem is this: I generate a ps file in wordperfect (dos version)
>by writing to disk.  Then I upload the ps file to a unix (sparc) machine which
>has an apple laserwriter hook up to it.  I issue the print command and all I
>get is one page out of 2 or more pages.  With ps files generated by lotus
>freelance the problem is even worse as I get nothing at all.
>	Then I decided to try ami pro.  Everything came out perfect.  However,
>I would rather not import all my files to ami pro as formating is lost and for
>large documents it would be tedious to reformat them.  In addition, ami pro
>does not import equations (it has no equation editor of its own anyway).
>	I called the tech guys at wordperfect and the only answer they had 
>was that there might be problems in taking a file from one platform to another
>(dos to unix).  
>	Has anyone encountered problems fo this sort?  Any help is appreciated.
>	Please send answers via e-mail to fechuny@aix01.aix.rpi.edu or post.
>	Thanks in advanced.
>

I use WP to produce ps for a DEC scriptwriter and have had no problems 
whatsoever.  I have also used the generic ps driver and one for the QMS
printer and both have worked fine.  Perhaps the header info in your case
is bad?

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