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In article <1992Oct26.190533.6844@wg.estec.nl> psh@wg.estec.esa.nl (Per Hemsoe) writes:
>I have newly got the need to generate EPS files of drawings for insertion into wordperfect 5.1 documents, but
>cannot locate any documantation on the format of such files. Can anybody point me in the right direction ?
>
>I have already got the Postscript language reference manual and tutorial/cockbook from Addison-Wesley.
>
>
>Thanks
>
>Per Hemso
>European Space Agency
>The Netherlands
>


It's in Appendix C of the Red Book (version 1).
The difference between PS and EPS is having a bounding box and not using
destructive commands like showpage and initgraphics.

Be sure you get the new Red Book (Red/White, twice as thick). It has lots
of great stuff (including a whole chapter on EPS).
   

Following is the TEXT ONLY of the Aldus PS->EPS Tech note.
Just change Pagemaker to Wordperfect. I can upload the whole thing
(including graphics) as eps if anybody's interested.

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To convert a PostScript file to EPS format, you must edit the file using a
text editor or word processor to add lines that will define the file as an
EPS-format file.  When you place the EPS-formatted file into PageMaker,
you'll see a gray box on the page instead of the image.  However, when you
print the publication, the image is printed on the page.

The gray box, or bounding box, shows how much space the PostScript image
occupies when printed.  You specify the dimensions of the bounding box when
you convert the PostScript file to EPS format.  You can crop, stretch, and
compress the bounding box after placing it in PageMaker as you would any
other placed image.  However, you won't be able to see the results of your
work until you print the page.

If the image does not print satisfactorily, you may need to change the
bounding box dimensions.  You can change the dimensions as many times as
necessary by editing the converted PostScript file.  If changing the
bounding box dimensions still does not produce the results you want, the
PostScript file may need further editing.  This requires an understanding
of the PostScript Page Description Language (PDL).

If you are interested in learning how to further edit your PostScript
files, these books are available at most bookstores:



*	Understanding PostScript Programming by David A. Holzgang

*	PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook by Adobe Systems
Incorporated, Addison Wesley Publishing

*	PostScript Language Reference Manual by Adobe Systems Incorporated,
Addison Wesley Publishing

To convert a PostScript file to EPS format:

1.	Using any downloader, print the PostScript file by downloading it
to a PostScript printer.

	Note:  If the PostScript image does not print when you download it,
it may not print once you have converted it to EPS format and placed it in
PageMaker.  Correct the PostScript program so that it prints before you
convert it to EPS format.

2.	Draw a box around the image that includes the entire image while
minimizing white space.

	This box represents your bounding box.  You may want to leave a
small amount of white space around the image as a precautionary measure
against minor printing problems, such as paper stretching and paper
skewing.

3.	Measure distance "a" from the lower-left corner of the image to the
left edge of the paper.

	Write the measurement in points.  If your ruler does not show
points, calculate the total number of points:  1 inch = 72 points, and 1
pica = 12 points.  Designate this measurement as "measurement a."

4.	Measure distance "b" from the lower-left corner of the image to the
bottom edge of the paper.

	Designate this measurement in points as "measurement b."

5.	Measure distance "c" from the upper-right corner of the image to
the left edge of the paper.

	Designate this measurement in points as "measurement c."

6.	Measure distance "d' from the upper-right corner of the image to
the bottom edge of the paper.

	Designate this measurement in points as "measurement d."

7.	Using any text editor (for example, Word or QUED), open the
PostScript file.

	You'll see several lines of text.  These lines are the PostScript
description of the image.  The lines at the top of the file are the header.



8.	Add these lines to, or modify existing lines in, the header (the
first group of lines in any PostScript file):

	%!Adobe-2.0 EPSF
	%%Creator: name
	%%CreationDate: date
	%%Title: filename
	%%BoundingBox: a b c d

	Note:  Make sure that the first line in the file is "%!Adobe-2.0
EPSF."  Also, do not separate the header lines with a blank line space.
The first blank line that PostScript encounters tells it that the the next
line begins the body of the program.

	For "name," type your name or initials.  For "date," type today's
date using any format (for example, MM-DD-YY, MM/DD/YY, July 5, 1987, and
so on).  For "filename," type the name of the PostScript file.  After
"BoundingBox: ," type the measurements you took in steps 3, 4, 5, and 6,
separating each with a space:  "a" is the measurement from Step 3, "b" is
the measurement from Step 4, "c" is the measurement from Step 5, and "d" is
the measurement from Step 6.

9.	Save the file in text-only format.



When you place the converted PostScript file in PageMaker, you'll see a
gray box on the page instead of the image.  However, when you print the
page, you'll see the image.  The gray box shows the Title, Creator, and
CreationDate you typed in the header.  The dimensions of the box reflect
the measurements you typed for the BoundingBox.

You can crop, stretch, or compress the gray box as you would any other
graphic placed in PageMaker.  However, you won't be able to see the results
of the changes until you print the page.

Note:  If, after completing this procedure, you still are not able to place
the EPS-format file, the PostScript code may contain dangerous operators
that prevent PageMaker from placing  the file.  To see if the EPS-formatted
file has any dangerous operators, open the file using any word processor
and search for these operators:

grestoreall	initgraphics	initmatrix

initclip	erasepage	banddevice

framedevice	nulldevice	renderbands

setpageparams	note		exitserver



If the file contains any of these operators, contact the graphics
application vendor for assistance.  If the file contains the operator
"exitserver," you will not be able to place the file in PageMaker.


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