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From: icsu8053@caesar.cs.montana.edu (Craig Pratt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: UniTerm metafiles
Message-ID: <3122@caesar.cs.montana.edu>
Date: 14 Feb 90 11:10:34 GMT
References: uniterm metafile, gdos, assign
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Reply-To: icsu8053@caesar.cs.montana.edu (Craig Pratt)
Organization: Montana State University, Dept. of Computer Science, Bozeman MT 59717
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In article <287@blnosz.UUCP> ballier@blnosz.UUCP (Ralph Ballier) writes:
>In article <3095@caesar.cs.montana.edu> icsu8053@caesar.cs.montana.edu (Craig Pratt) writes:
>>In article <286@blnosz.UUCP> ballier@blnosz.UUCP (Ralph Ballier) writes:
>>>In article <9002040802.AA11879@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> WACKER@CERNVM.BITNET (Klaus Wacker) writes:
>>>>[...]
>>>>When I try to print directly from Uniterm by selecting 'Printer' rather
>>>>than 'Metafile' after hitting Alt-F3, I get an alert box telling me
>>>>'Unable to open VDI device'.
>>>>[...]
>>>I have the same problem like you ('Unable...'). I have written to Simon Poole
>>>but I have not got an answer. 
>>>Ralph
>>I have used UniTerm to print and save Tek MetaFiles with no problem. It seems
>>to work depending upon which GDOS you're using.  Of course, the printer and 
>>meta.sys file must be in your assign.sys file.  But, I have found that with

 [some of my stuff deleted]

>Look please, this is my assign.sys for G+Plus; is there any mistake ?

Sorry to post this here but mail bounced and bounced HIGH.  

>Pfad=C:\GEMSYS.SYS

I don't know if this is a typo but it should read: PATH=C:\GEMSYS.SYS

>01p SCREEN.SYS

> 02p SCREEN.SYS
> ATSS10.FNT
 [ bunch of font names deleted ]
> ATTP10.FNT
> 03p SCREEN.SYS
> ATSS10CG.FNT
 [ more fonts deleted ]
> ATTP10CG.FNT
> 04p SCREEN.SYS
> ATSS10.FNT
 [ yes, that's right, more fonts deleted ]
> ATTP10.FNT
> 21r SLM804.SYS
> ATSS10LS.FNT
 [ more fonts with 1:1:1:1 correspondance ]
> ATTP10LS.FNT
> 31r META.SYS
> ATSS10MF.FNT
 [ ... ]
> ATTP10MF.FNT


Why do you have this last set of fonts here?  I've never seen that done before.
Anyway, the only real problem UniTerm should be giving you is if it can't find
META.SYS or SLM804.SYS.  These must be located in C:\GEMSYS.SYS\ or bad things
will happen.  It also doesn't hurt to tell G+Plus to load ASSIGN.SYS before
running UniTerm.  If none of these suggestions do the trick, you should 
probably get in touch with a GDOS expert.  There's more on your side of the
pond than on mine!

By the way, the metafile converter might show up soon.  I had to figure out
how to post to binaries.  It's always difficult the first time.


Craig Pratt
BitNet: Craig.Pratt@msu3.oscs.montana.edu 

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