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bt@irfu.SE (Bo Thide') writes:
>
>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?

  It is, I have done it.  (Altough it feels a bit cludgy, if I may say so.)

>The closest I have got is
>gs -q -sDEVICE=ljet3 -r300 -dNOPAUSE -sOUTPUTFILE='|lp -or'

cat inpfile | gs -q -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=ljet3 -r300 -sOutputFile=- - > output.ljet3 

  There is much usefull information at the "gs -h" -output. Including "-" as
file names...

>Any help much appreciated.  Please e-mail.

>Bo
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