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From: henry@angel.Eng.Sun.COM (Henry McGilton)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Question:  How do I print a large PS file?
Summary: Change Yor Printcap
Message-ID: <460@appserv.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 91 23:59:45 GMT
References: <1991Feb22.160550@sunburn.Viewlogic.COM>
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In article <1991Feb22.160550@sunburn.Viewlogic.COM>, seg2@sunburn.Viewlogic.COM (Seg Consultant) writes:
    *  I have a large (> 1 Meg.) postscript file that I would like to
    *  print on an Apple Laserwriter IINT.  It comes back with the
    *  message -- "lpr: <filename>:  copy file is too large" -- and
    *  prints out only part (1 Meg?) of the file.  In terms of pages it
    *  prints out 52 of 58.  Is there an easy (or otherwise) way of
    *  printing the remaining pages?  Or a way to break-up the file into
    *  smaller-sized files?

lpr has a preset limit of around 1 Megabyte on the size of a file that
it will spool.  You can make this unlimited by setting the  mx#0  field
in your /etc/printcap file.

	........  Henry