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From: lau@kings.wharton.upenn.edu (Yan K. Lau)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Problems with PSlinewrap from the Adobe server.
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Date: 30 Jul 90 15:48:59 GMT
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I got the PSlinewrap program from the Adobe server.  We are having some
problems.  This is how we use it.  We have  applications on the PC that
generate PostScript output to a file.  We also have ethernet cards in our
PC ATs so we can printer via remote printing to a Unix machine.  Since the
Unix lpd has problems with lines longer than 132, we use the line wrap
program on the PC to make the lines shorter before sending to the printer.

The error we get is "ERROR: undefined. OFFENDING COMMAND: \ "
There is nothing on  the stack.  I am sure that the commercial packages
(eg. PCTeX, Quattro, WordPerfect) are generating correct PostScript.  Also
the problem seems to be dependent on the PostScript file since it only
happens sometimes.

Has there been problems with the wrap program?  Is there a better wrap
program around?

(aside: are there any Unix BSD gurus out there that can tell me how to put
a filter on the other side?  I know the entire file is sent.  Truncation
seems to occur on the output side. )


Yan.
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