Re: GS and Postscript problem?

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

Bill Harris <billh@lsid.hp.com> wrote:

>I occasionally produce a document in AWGS, create a Postscript file,
>and then print it at work on an HP LaserJet from a UNIX command line.
>In the past, I've used a LJ4 or older, and it's worked well.
>
>Now most of our printers are of the LJ5 SiMX variety.  When I tried it
>yesterday (it was a page layout document, but I doubt that's
>significant), the LJ5 produced an error message and no output.  I
>finally found an LJ4, and it worked well.
>
>Here's the error message that was printed:
>
>ERROR: invalidaccess
>OFFENDING COMMAND: def
>
>STACK:
>
>{abs exch abs 2 copy add 1 gt {1 sub dup mul exch 1 sub dup mul add 1
>sub }{dup mul exch dup mul add 1 exch sub }ifelse }
>/spf
>0.0
>60.0
>-dictionary-
>0.0
>60.0
>-mark-
>
>Has anyone seen this sort of problem?  Is there a workaround?  I'm
>afraid the LJ4s will become scarcer and the GS may not be able to
>provide me the pretty output I occasionally want.

Yes, there is a workaround.  It seems the System 6.0 LaserWriter driver
is more tolerant than the System 6.0.1 LaserWriter driver of generating
third-party printer readable PostScript.  I use the LaserWriter driver to
print AppleWorks GS page layout documents to files so that I can load
them up in a Windows PC program such as Corel DRAW.  I keep the
System 6.0 LaserWriter driver handy even though I have System 6.0.1.