Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!microsoft!chrisg
From: chrisg@microsoft.UUCP (Chris GUZAK)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Printing WinWord remotely? /// Win3.0 Genoa VGA driver?
Keywords: ms windows, postscript
Message-ID: <55967@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jul 90 23:55:16 GMT
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Reply-To: chrisg@microsoft.UUCP (Chris GUZAK)
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
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In article <34226@ut-emx.UUCP> stancil@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Glen Stancil) writes:
>After much wasted upload time and senseless agravation, we discovered that
>the Windows (2.1 in our case) postscript driver puts a CTRL-D at the top
>and bottom of all files printed "to file".  By editing out these two
>characters, the files printed successfully.  The environment is a PS/2
>---flame on
>If Microsoft could get rid of the (&)^( CTRL-D's, the world would be a 
>much safer place.
>---flame off
>

The windows postscript driver generates printer dependant code.
It is intended to be sent straight to a particular printer.  This
is so we can support printer dependant features like different
paper sizes, input sources, and resolutions.  Most PS printers
require the ^D to terminate the job, without it they won't print.

If you want to generate printer indpendant code, use the "Print to EPS
File" option in the win3 driver. NOTE! this is not the same as
printing to a FILE:.  The output generated does not contain printer
dependant code (well, not very much) and may not print without
putting a ^D at the end.

If you intend to pipe your printer output through an OS that thinks
^D means end of file you will have to add a filter.

>Say what you mean, and mean what you say, and hear what is meant to be said.
>             Lewis Carroll              +           Webb's corrolary
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>Andy Webb - currently stancil@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu