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Subject: Postscript files
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Date: 5 Dec 90 14:49:14 GMT
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	When I try to print a Postscript file using the normal prf 
	command , if I DON"T use the  -trans flag  it prints it as an
	ascii file and simply prints the code for the PS file.  I also
	thought that the 10.x (mine is 10.3) was supposed to recognize 
	the type of file and print it as such but at least in my case
	it doesn't.

The Postscript file, as per Adobe Postscript standard, MUST start with a %! as the
first 2 characters in the file (usually %!PS-Adobe), otherwise the Apollo
print filters will convert the text to postscript so that it comes out as
Postscript of your Postscript text (i.e. sends your Postscript file as 
Postscript text). Using the -trans option keeps it from applying filters.

	On your ascii file printouts , can you , if you like, have 
	the users name, file name, date and page # print on each page.
	I know about the -head options.

Haven't tried any of these, but I would think you can and that the head options
would work.
	
	We also have a few old 9.7 nodes.  Just wondering if their
	printcap files could be linked to our 10.x nodes and use
	lpr from them.

Probably would work using the rm and rp options of printcap, but I don't know because
we haven't experienced LPD communications between SR9.7 and SR10.x.
	
Hope this helps...



Gerry O'Brennan
Programmer/Analyst II
Computing Services
University of Missouri - Rolla
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