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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: HELP!!! I'm missing a page from a BIG file
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Date: 3 Jan 91 04:44:57 GMT
References: <DAVIDD.91Jan1215518@wolf.cs.washington.edu>
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In article <DAVIDD.91Jan1215518@wolf.cs.washington.edu> davidd@wolf.cs.washington.edu (David Doll) writes:
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<I spent more than half an hour printing a ~1.1Meg (200+ pages) postscript
<file and at page 8, the paper jambed. I unstuck it (it was the last page)and
<when I shut the lid, I heard the engine crank up - but there was no paper.
<When I put in paper, it started at the next page: I'm missing page 8! Of
<course this is under an important section like how to install...I looked at
<the code and I'm kinda lost. Is there any way I can some how extract(?) 
<page 8 from the file and just print that out? I would REALLY appreciate any
<help, I really don't want to reprint the whole thing. Thanks for your time
<and help.

This all depends on the tools that you have on your system.  If you have the
Adobe TranScript package, you can use the psrev program to extract the
particular page.

Your problem points out a general mistake in general.  It appears that the
software that runs a laser printer dumps the page currently printing when
there is a jam.  I thinks this SUCKS THE BIG ONE.  Many a time I get a jam
in my printer and lose a page that I have to spend time getting to print
again.

Is there anyone in the know that knows why this STUPID idea was done in
these printers?  Yes, I consider it stupid.  I wish that the jammed page
would be printed again.

Yes I get very pissed when this happens.  Just ask my kid :-(
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