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Re: Problems calling an EPS image into a PostScript file

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On 3/17/2013 9:45 PM, luisfja@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The following PostScript code has been tested with other programs to convert PDF and works properly, but with the Acrobat Distiller generates error:
>
> **** Part of PostScript code ****
>
> /DIR_IM (D:\\CM\\Images\\) def
> /IMCards (Cards.eps) def
> /DIRCards IMCards length DIR_IM length add string def
> DIR_IM DIRCards copy
> DIRCards DIR_IM length IMCards putinterval
> /CardsEPSh {DIRCards run} def
> /Cards {
>   translate
>   Sfx CardsEPSh
>    } def
>
> **** Error generated by Acrobat Distiller 8.0 ****
>
>
> %%[ Error: undefinedfilename; OffendingCommand: run ]%%
>
> Stack:
> (D:\\CM\\Images\\Cards.eps)
> (D:\\CM\\Images\\)
> (D:\\CM\\Images\\)
> (D:\\CM\\Images\\)
> (D:\\CM\\Images\\)
>
>
> %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
> %%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%
>
>
> I think there should be a setting in Acrobat Distiller, as in other applications working properly.
>
> I appreciate your help to find the error might be going
>
> Regards,
>
> Luis Fdo.
>


Most run commands are locked out of Distiller, starting with Acrobat 8.

Running acrodist-F from the command line seemed to work with Acrobat 8 
and 9, but even this was apparently discontinued from Acrobat 10.

The only solution I have found is to switch to Ghostscript.
See my blog for the ongoing saga.


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Problems calling an EPS image into a PostScript file luisfja@gmail.com - 2013-03-17 21:45 -0700
  Re: Problems calling an EPS image into a PostScript file Helge Blischke <h.blischke@acm.org> - 2013-03-18 13:32 +0100
    Re: Problems calling an EPS image into a PostScript file luisfja@gmail.com - 2013-03-18 07:41 -0700
      Re: Problems calling an EPS image into a PostScript file Helge Blischke <h.blischke@acm.org> - 2013-03-18 16:13 +0100
        Re: Problems calling an EPS image into a PostScript file luisfja@gmail.com - 2013-03-18 09:12 -0700
  Re: Problems calling an EPS image into a PostScript file Don Lancaster <don@tinaja.com> - 2013-03-22 18:33 -0700

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