Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working

From	Helge Blischke <h.blischke@acm.org>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.postscript
Subject	Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working
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Date	2012-09-04 21:45 +0200
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Michael Kilpatrick wrote:

> Hmmm, I'm afraid I haven't a clue how to go about solving this problem.
> 
> I have installed an Adobe generic PS driver but it only appears to be PS
> level 2.
> 
> So, I have uploaded some files to the web - an example of a 2-page
> document and an example of a 3-page document, each printed using both
> the HP Universal PS driver and the Adobe PS driver:
> 
> http://www.ellington-music.co.uk/graphics/Adobe2pages.ps
> http://www.ellington-music.co.uk/graphics/Adobe3pages.ps
> http://www.ellington-music.co.uk/graphics/HP2pages.ps
> http://www.ellington-music.co.uk/graphics/HP3pages.ps
> 
> Then I have manually created the version of the file which my PHP script
> makes, to incorporate the code (which I've done using Sags' suggested
> modifications):
> 
> http://www.ellington-music.co.uk/graphics/HP2pages-processed.ps
> http://www.ellington-music.co.uk/graphics/HP3pages-processed.ps
> 
> Those files both correctly make PDFs if I run Adobe Acrobat.
> 
> However, none of the files don't work with PSUtils.
> 
> If, for example, I do either of these:
> 
> psselect -p2 HP2pages.ps output.ps
> psselect -p2 HP2pages-processed.ps output.ps
> 
> then the output.ps file, when run through Adobe Acrobat, bombs out with
> an error like this:
> 
>   %%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: AddT42Char ]%%
> 
> So that tells me nothing other than the postscript is originally
> compatible with Acrobat but not my printer, and does not produce
> Acrobat-compatible code if it is run through psselect.
> 
> Great, I'm non the wiser over any of this...
> 
> Michael

The problems mainly stem from the fact that the source files (i. e. before 
your manipulations) are not really DSC conpliant. Especially the fact that 
the first page contains definitions which are used in the following pages 
leads to unefined errors like that you mentioned.

There is not much you can do but make the files DSC compliant. 
Please drop me an e-mail if I should try to modify your files accordingly (I 
have a CUPS filter for doing that, but the description of it is only in 
German).

Helge

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  Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2012-09-03 19:40 -0400
    Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.cospam.uk> - 2012-09-04 13:41 +0100
      Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2012-09-04 23:34 -0400
        Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.cospam.uk> - 2012-09-05 13:36 +0100
          Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2012-09-05 23:26 -0400
  Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Luser droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2012-09-03 23:01 -0500
    Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.cospam.uk> - 2012-09-04 13:59 +0100
  Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working SaGS <sags5495@gmail.com> - 2012-09-03 22:40 -0700
    Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.cospam.uk> - 2012-09-04 15:25 +0100
  Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.cospam.uk> - 2012-09-04 19:49 +0100
    Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Helge Blischke <h.blischke@acm.org> - 2012-09-04 21:45 +0200
    Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working SaGS <sags5495@gmail.com> - 2012-09-04 22:43 -0700
      Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.cospam.uk> - 2012-09-05 09:28 +0100
        Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.cospam.uk> - 2012-09-05 09:38 +0100
          Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working SaGS <sags5495@gmail.com> - 2012-09-05 06:19 -0700
        Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.cospam.uk> - 2012-09-05 10:07 +0100
          Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working SaGS <sags5495@gmail.com> - 2012-09-05 06:09 -0700
            Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.cospam.uk> - 2012-09-05 15:16 +0100
              Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working SaGS <sags5495@gmail.com> - 2012-09-05 11:25 -0700
                Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.cospam.uk> - 2012-09-05 20:25 +0100
  Re: Converting A4 into 2-page A3 spreads - PS code no longer working Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.cospam.uk> - 2012-09-05 16:43 +0100

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