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From: mikeb@polari.UUCP (Mike Branch)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: VAX ACSII text to postscript
Keywords: ASCII PostScript VMS
Message-ID: <3765@polari.UUCP>
Date: 14 Apr 91 21:49:58 GMT
Organization: Seattle Online Public Unix (206) 328-4944
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In article <43684@muvms3.bitnet>, gary@muvms3.bitnet (gary's news) writes:
> Is there a program for the VAX/VMS that converts an ASCII text file to a
> postscript file ?
> 

GrayMatter Software in Seattle, Washington, USA, has a product called
ScriptServer which handles PostScript, ASCII, and HP-GL printing to
PostScript printers connected via LAT and direct serial line to a VMS
system.  The ASCII conversion includes a number of options, such as
margins, fonts, 2-up, page numbers, etc.  GrayMatter's number is
(206) 281-8800.

By the way, ScriptServer replaces the standard VMS print symbionts
PRTSMB and LATSYM, so it talks directly to the printer.  This allows it
to handle any error messages that come back from the printer, which makes
it a lot easier to debug PostScript problems.

Mike Branch