GhostScript: How do you send printer output to stdout?

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3 total messages Started by George W. Poulos Wed, 30 Sep 1992 12:45

#3892

Author: George W. Poulos
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 12:45

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Hi, I'm sorry if this is the wrong newsgroup to post to, but here is
my problem.  I have GhostScript v2.3 compiled on an SGI Personal Iris
to which I want to attach an HP LaserJet IIP.  I was hoping that I
could use GhostScript with the laserjet device driver so that it could
take postscript from standard input and output PCL4 printer code to
standard output.  When I give the command:
        "cat golfer.ps | gs -sDEVICE=ljet2p -q -dNOPAUSE - "
The program tells me that it has left a file in /usr/tmp.
How can I configure GhostScript so that it sends output to stdout
instead of a scratch file in /usr/tmp ?
Any info would be appreciated?
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Re: GhostScript: How do you send printer output to stdout?

#3904

Author: Jos Vos
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 21:49

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In article <1992Sep30.124547.1908@athena.mit.edu> gwpoulos@athena.mit.edu (George W. Poulos) writes:

>Hi, I'm sorry if this is the wrong newsgroup to post to, but here is
>my problem.  I have GhostScript v2.3 compiled on an SGI Personal Iris
>to which I want to attach an HP LaserJet IIP.  I was hoping that I
>could use GhostScript with the laserjet device driver so that it could
>take postscript from standard input and output PCL4 printer code to
>standard output.  ...

Use Ghostscript 2.5. This can send output to a specified pipe.
In Ghostscript 2.3 this is NOT possible.

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Re: GhostScript: How do you send printer output to stdout?

#3908

Author: Chris Miller
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 02:36

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In article <1992Sep30.124547.1908@athena.mit.edu> gwpoulos@athena.mit.edu (George W. Poulos) writes:
>Hi, I'm sorry if this is the wrong newsgroup to post to, but here is
>my problem.  I have GhostScript v2.3 compiled on an SGI Personal Iris
>to which I want to attach an HP LaserJet IIP.  I was hoping ...

I use lpr and GhostScript to rasterize for a HPLJ III thusly.  (I found 
that the ljet3 device in v2.5.1 is flaky, so I use the ljet2p device.)

(/etc/printcap)
ps:\
        :lp=/dev/plp:sh:\
 	:if=/usr/spool/lpd/bin/ps.filter:\
        :af=/usr/adm/lpd-acct:lf=/usr/spool/lpd/plp/log:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/plp:

(/usr/spool/lpd/bin/ps.filter)
#!/bin/sh
# postscript interpreter filter 
# Christopher J. Miller 920904
echo plp gs `date` >> /usr/spool/lpd/plp/log

#/usr/appl/bin/gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=ljet3 -sOutputFile=/tmp/$$.gs - > /dev/null
/usr/appl/bin/gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=ljet2p -sOutputFile=/tmp/$$.gs - > /dev/null

cat /tmp/$$.gs
echo "eE" | tr "e" "\033"
/bin/rm /tmp/$$.gs
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