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From: geof@apolling (Geof Cooper)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Mac -> Imagen PS
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Date: 24 Aug 89 21:29:58 GMT
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In article <13042@super.ORG> chris@super.UUCP (Chris P. Ross) writes:
>soft Word.  I can get Word to generate PostScript representations of the
>file I'm working on, and save this to disk.  I then port this file over
>to the network system here, and attempt to print it on our Imagen 6320-1
>printer.  Whenever I try this, the printer reports only "Offending
>command" and flushes the job.  I am presuming that it is caused by an
>incompatibility between Mac PostScript, and Imagen's UltraScript (which is
>postscript, but with enhancments).  I don't think it difficult to have

I believe the problem is that you need a header file, probably the
Macintosh "laserprep" file, to be loaded on your UltraScript printer.
This file is normally loaded "under the wraps" on locally connected
laserwriters.  Not having this file would cause the error:

	%%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: md ]%%

The same error would occur if you attempted to print the file on a
LaserWriter that was connected to a Unix system.

I assume that you are using the "command-F" hack to get a Postscript
file saved on the Mac's disk, then transferring the file.  To get a
copy of the laser prep, create an empty MS-Word document and use
"command-K" instead of command-F.  The resultant PostScript file will
contain the laserprep with a small amount of harmless garbage at its
end.  Transfer this over to your unix system and prefix it with the
line:

	0 serverdict /exitserver get exec

then send it to the Imagen 6320.  This will cause the laserprep to be
stored in the Imagen's "UltraScript VM (sic)" until the printer is
re-booted.  You should not be able to print files from Mac MS-Word on
your 6320.

To cause the laserprep to be executed automatically when the printer is
booted, use "language fileutility" to store the file onto the printer's
hard disk under the name "startup.ps".  This file is executed at
"exitserver" level when the UltraScript interpreter is started.

If you have any trouble with this, feel free to give Imagen application
support a call at (408)986-9400 and they will be more than happy to
help you.

- Geof Cooper
  IMAGEN