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I have tried to use ghostscript 2.5.2 as a simple UNIX filter for translating
pictures from PostScript to a supported output language (PCL, pbm, ...).
Despite numerous attempts with various combinations of the flags -q,
-sDEVICE, -dNOPAUSE, and -sOUTPUTFILE, I have failed miserably.

What I want is:

(1)  To be able to send processed output directy to stdout.

(2)  Avoid getting caught inside ghostscript (I don't want to
     see the 'GS>' prompt, ever).

Surely this must be possible or is there a serious design flaw in ghosctript?

The closest I have got is
gs -q -sDEVICE=ljet3 -r300 -dNOPAUSE -sOUTPUTFILE='|lp -or'
but it does not give either (1) or (2) above since it prints to |lp -or
and not to stdout and I still have to type 'quit" at a 'GS>' prompt.  This
is unacceptable in my application where I just want to filter PS data.

Any help much appreciated.  Please e-mail.

Bo
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