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From: carl@iago.caltech.edu (Lydick, Carl)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: PostScript headers
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Date: 11 Jun 91 13:31:22 GMT
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In article <1991Jun11.092741.27041@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au>, colemanm@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au (Mark Coleman) writes...
>I'm sorry if this is a FAQ but I don't normally frequent this group.
> 
>I'd like to know what is the absolute definitive way to recognise a
>Postscript file.

The only "absolute definitive" way to recognize one is to send it to a printer
or other display device that's running Adobe PostScript.  If the printer
accepts it, it was PostScript;  otherwise, it wasn't.
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