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From: Steve@dstrip.demon.co.uk (Steve Rencontre)
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Subject: Re: Looking for eps-viewer/converter
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In article: <3ickkr$a64@populus.slu.se>  mlu@betula.slu.se (Mikael Lundberg) writes:
> 
> 
> Does anybody know something about some postscript-viewer 
> and/or postscript-converter for PC.
> 
> I've tried to run Ghostview but it didn't work. 
> I've rather big postscript-images, 5-10 MB produced by ARC/Info
> on a DEC Alpha 3000/300 Workstation.
> 
> Is there any freeware or commercial packages to buy? Which is best? 
> 

Be aware that *E*PS files are not directly printable. The 'E' stands 
for 'encapsulated', meaning that these PS files are intended to be 
included within a parent document, which is printed as a whole. As a 
consequence, an EPS document should *not* contain any code that would 
conflict with the parent's control of the overall output.

If you have an editor that can handle these large files, you may well 
find that just inserting a 'showpage' operator at the end will make it
print. I've certainly done exactly that with EPS files in the past.

Alternatively, if it really is a printable file, and you're running into
a genuine Ghostscript problem, your best bet by far is to beg, steal, 
borrow or otherwise gain access to a genuine PostScript printer. I can 
thoroughly recommend the HP LJ4M+, but there are plenty of other fish 
in this particular sea.

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