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From: tdd@convex.cl.msu.edu (Thomas D. Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: PostScript page counter?
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Date: 26 Jul 90 17:36:33 GMT
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Please excuse me if this is the most-asked question of the year but we're
looking for software that will read a PostScript file and do nothing more
than determine the number of pages it will print.  Does anyone know of 
such a beast?

FWIW, the reason we need this capability is to handle on-demand printing
in the micro labs around campus where we charge for LaserWriter output on
a per-page basis.  We would like to be able to avoid printing jobs that
no one ever pays for.  I'm sure other folks have run into this...
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