ppr-list-digest volume 1, number 181, message 3

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From: "David S. Chappell" <David.Chappell@mail.trincoll.edu>
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 12:44:55 -0500
Subject: Re: PPR: Postscript problems

At 09:16 AM 10/21/99 +0200, you wrote:
>Some days ago i wrote about problems spooling to an HP plotter and an Apple
>LaserWriter 8500.
>Now i've disovered the Apple's printer trouble ; it was due to CR / LF
>conversion when i copied ppd's files in the PPDFiles directory . so now the
>Laserwriter prints correctly 

That has sometimes caused people difficulty.  I am planning to automate the
installation of PPD files.

>                                           , but i still have problems
with the HP plotter
>; here i discovered that problems become only when i try to print large
>files (about over 38 MB) . Please notice that sometimes i have to print 130
>MB or more .
>
>I have a problem too with a Tecktronic Phaser 740 colour printer ; when i
>try to spool i get this error :
>
>WARNING: 6531538 characters follow EOF mark
>WARNING: Requested medium is not listed in the media database
>WARNING: default medium as modified does not exist
>%%[ Error: rangecheck; OffendingCommand: image ]%%

The first warning suggests that there is an improper "%%EOF" line in the
job.  If this is due to an incorrectly included EPS file, then the "-H
badeps" option may help.

The warning about the media database suggest that you are probably using
some large format medium which simply isn't listed.  I don't think this is
a serious problem.

The rangecheck error may be due the PPR mangling the PostScript.  On the
other hand, the file could simly exceed the printer's capabilities.

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