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From: ifar355@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang)
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Subject: Re: Postscript FIles GS -> Mac
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Date: 23 Jan 91 17:18:48 GMT
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In article <1991Jan23.012051.14091@en.ecn.purdue.edu> platkus@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Shawn W Platkus) writes:
>I was wondering if anyone knew of a program for the mac that can download
>postscript files to the laserwriter?  I am using a GS to create the postscript
>files and Apple File Exchange to port them to the mac.  The file is
>genereated in ASCII on the GS, so does the filetype need to be modified once
>its on the mac?

SendPS and MS Word will do this. The filetype should be TEXT, creator can be
just about anything. I think if you use the text translation, AFX will set
the filetype to TEXT, but if you use the default translation, it will be
pdos or something like that. You can use ResEdit or some other utility
to change the filetype if you need to.

On a slightly different topic:
How long can auxtypes be in ProDos? I noticed that the GS/OS GetFileInfo/Set
FileInfo return a long word for the auxtype, but none of the programs that
I've seen use the upper word. If all 4 bytes are usable, we can have neat
ASCII auxtypes like the Mac :-)


>
>Platkus.


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