prn2ps(1)
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.