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Re: Help!

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From: Chris Lewis
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 02:56
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In article <1992Oct6.033843.8566@gn.ecn.purdue.edu> mfleeter@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Michael S Fleeter) writes:
>I hope someone can help me.  I have a program that was written
>by someone else that uses postscript commands.  When I send the
>files to the printer, I only get listings of the files; no 
>graphics.  

You probably have a "smart spooler" that automatically
detects ASCII and converts it to postscript.  Try prepending
%! as the first line.  %! (should) indicate that the following
stuff is already postscript.
-- 
Chris Lewis; clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca; Phone: Canada 613 832-0541
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From: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis)
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Subject: Re: Help!
Message-ID: <3860@ecicrl.ocunix.on.ca>
Date: 7 Oct 92 02:56:08 GMT
References: <1992Oct6.033843.8566@gn.ecn.purdue.edu>
Organization: Elegant Communications Inc., Ottawa, Canada
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