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In article <qBemVB32w165w@mantis.co.uk> mathew, mathew@mantis.co.uk
writes:
> jonkatz@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jonathan W. Katz) writes:
> > I have a postscript file (text) that I want to place into Word 5.1. 
When I
> > attempt to load it, the program says that it's converting an EPS file
> > (which it's not), and then says, "Invalid data in conversion file."
> > 
> > That's where I'm confused.  I've printed this file with the
LaserWriter Utili
> > without a problem, so I know the file is fine.  Does anyone have any
ideas?
> 
> You cannot load a Postscript file into Word.  Postscript files are
> intermediate printer dump files.  

This is very incorrect.  Postscript files are ascii.

> EPS is "cleaned-up" Postscript, which can sometimes be included in
documents
> (if you're lucky).  Even then, it isn't treated as text, but rather as
> graphics. 

Actually, Encapsulated PostScript  has a very precise definition which
does not 
have anything to do with "cleaning up" postscript.  A nice feature of EPS
is that
it can (optionally) include a bitmapped preview.  Among the allowed
preview formats
is PICT.  If you have an EPS with an embedded PICT preview, programs like
Word will
display the PICT as the graphic.  Otherwise, most of them just display a
big
box with an X across it.  The actual postscript doesn't appear.

There are (mostly unix-based) ps to EPS converters available. Mostly (I
believe) what
they do is to incorporate BoundingBox information and fix the header.

Alternatively, you could just read in the postscript and assign its style
to Postscript (look in the Format menu).

Which of these you want depends on exacly what you are trying to do.
My descriptions are admittedly vague, and RTM is highly recommend here.


> Basically, your question is like asking "I got an HP Laserjet printer
dump
> file, and I'd like to load the text into Word.  Why can't I?"

no.

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