NAME¶
prn2ps - PostScript Conversion Utility
PURPOSE¶
prn2ps converts Windows PostScript to Unix PostScript. The input to this
program is typically generated by printing to a PostScript printer connected
to the FILE: logical device. The output can be converted to Encapsulated
PostScript using GhostScript's
p2epsi program.
USAGE¶
usage : prn2ps [-h[help]] [-o[out_ext]]
[-l[log_ext]] [-O[out_dir]] prn_file ...
purpose: convert Windows PostScript to Unix PostScript
version: 2.000 (SDF 2.001)
The options are:
Option Description
-h display help on options
-o output file extension
-l log file extension
-O output to input file's (or explicit) directory
DESCRIPTION¶
The -h option provides help. If it is specified without a parameter, a brief
description of each option is displayed. To display the attributes for an
option, specify the option letter as a parameter.
By default, generated output goes to standard output. To direct output to a file
per input file, use the -o option to specify an extension for output files. If
the -o option is specified without a parameter, an extension of
out is
assumed.
Likewise, error messages go to standard error by default. Use the -l option to
create a log file per input file. If the -l option is specified without a
parameter, an extension of
log is assumed.
By default, generated output and log files are created in the current directory.
Use the -O option to specify an explicit output directory. If the -O option is
specified without a parameter, the input file's directory is used.
For each input file, the output is generated by:
- •
- deleting the PageSize information
- •
- deleting the control-D at the end of the file.
EXAMPLES¶
To generate an Encapsulated PostScript file from Windows PostScript:
prn2ps -ops myfig.prn
ps2epsi myfig.ps
LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS¶
If
ps2epsi doesn't like the output, you may need to use another printer
driver to generate the input. On Windows NT 4.0, the
Canon PS-IPU
Color Laser Copier v52.3 driver works most of the time.