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From: Helge Blischke <h.blischke@acm.org>
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Subject: Re: Including the same EPS file multiple times in a PS
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Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 21:31:16 +0200
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Rod Dorman wrote:

> In article <alpine.DEB.2.02.1205142054530.20582@lili-Inspiron-1525>,
>  <kax@kax.org> wrote:
>>I have an external big EPS file and I would like to use it many times
>>(with different clipping / rotation / etc.). What is the best way to
>>do that? Regards.
> 
> What is your definition of "the best way"?
> 
> The simplest is just insert it many times into the PostScript program.
> 

Provided your printer speaks PostScript level 3, your can wrap the EPS file 
into a procedure using the ReusableStreamDecode and SubFileDecode filters.
But be cautious about using of the currentfile operator within the EPS file.

Helge