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Re: post script printing [message #4450 is a reply to message #4354]

Mon, 29 May 1995 00:00

knipp
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Registered: January 1993

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In article 0013F647@mail.med.upenn.edu, staten@mail.med.upenn.edu writes:
> Hi. I'm running IDL on a powermac 7100 and I'm trying to create an
> encapsulated post script file. For some reason, the following code creates a
> file which is unreadable by Word, Adobe, or Aldus:
>
> image = fltarr(256,256)
> set_plot,'ps'
> device,/encapsulated,filename = 'test.eps'
> tv,image
> device,/close_file
>
> The file 'test.eps' cannot be opened as an eps file
> by Word, Adobe Photoshop, or Aldus. What am I doing wrong?
>
...
> Thanks,
>
> Joe Maldjian
> Neuroradiology
> University of Pennsylvania

Maybe Word, Adobe Photoshop, or Aldus expect the Enc. PostScript Interchange/
Preview format, so try

device,/ENCAPSULATED,filename = 'test.eps', /PREVIEW

Karl

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		post script printing By: staten on Sat, 27 May 1995 00:00
		Re: post script printing By: Keith Horton on Tue, 30 May 1995 00:00
		Re: post script printing By: staten on Mon, 29 May 1995 00:00
		Re: post script printing By: knipp on Mon, 29 May 1995 00:00
		Re: post script printing By: chase on Wed, 14 June 1995 00:00
		Re: post script printing By: Joel Smith on Tue, 06 June 1995 00:00

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