Post Script Error
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a PostScript error Applies to : Illustrator InDesign PageMaker Photoshop PostScript printer drivers You can receive a PostScript error when sending error rangecheck offending command image a file to a PostScript interpreter (for example, a printer, Acrobat error undefined offending command stack Distiller). A PostScript error occurs when the PostScript interpreter can't read the file's PostScript code. An error syntaxerror offending command error can also occur if the file's PostScript code exceeds one or more of the limits in the PostScript page description language. If your PostScript interpreter appears
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to process data but then stops, a PostScript error could have occurred.A PostScript error message includes a PostScript error type, which defines the type of error it is. It also includes an offending command, which usually indicates the specific part of the PostScript code that the interpreter couldn't read. The offending command usually indicates the xerox error undefined offending command stack command that caused the problem. Some PostScript errors point you right to the cause of the problem, and some get you looking in the right direction.Example of a PostScript error:%%[Error: ; OffendingCommand: ]%%For example, the PostScript error %%[Error: dictfull; OffendingCommand: def ]%% contains the PostScript error type "dictfull" and the offending command "def." The error type indicates that the dictionary contains the maximum number of entries. The offending command is the last command the PostScript interpreter tried to process, "def," which defines a new word in the dictionary. View or print a PostScript error message If you think a PostScript error has occurred, but it doesn't appear onscreen or in your printout, you can sometimes view or print the error message. Do one or more of the following:Use an error handler utility. For example, Adobe PageMaker has the Include PostScript Error Handler option in the Print Options dialog box.In Windows, configure the printer to print the error message:Note: In Windows NT, you
the Basics section to determine exactly what PostScript error and offending command you got hit with. Then do one of the following (not necessarily in that order but this seems to be the most logical approach to me): 1. Try error unregistered offending command xshow printing one more time Take a deep breath, look through the window during a
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couple of seconds, check all the parameters in the Print windows and print again. Sometimes a simple mistake like setting the orientation
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wrong causes errors. Have a colleague print the job. He or she may instantly see what you did wrong. Everybody makes a stupid mistake once in a while (I once spent 2 hours troubleshooting a ‘broken' https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/troubleshoot-postscript-errors.html Mac, only to find out the keyboard wasn't plugged in properly). This is definitely the first thing to try if no other documents or applications cause similar problems. 2. Cut the print job into smaller pieces Don't print large jobs with many pages or big images in one go. Print a couple of pages at the time or even one single page at the time. This makes it easier for both your https://www.prepressure.com/postscript/troubleshooting/tips computer and the RIP to process the file. Always try this approach if you have an older printer or RIP. 3. Search for solutions for your specific error Look up both the error and offending command in my database of PS errors and offending commands. This may give you a clue as to what to do next. Check out other sites as well by searching the web for pages about the specific PostScript error or offending command. Another alternative is to post your question on the b4print prepress forum. 4. Switch to another computer, app, driver,… Print the job from another computer, from another version or copy of the application used to create the file and try switching drivers. Always print the file to another PostScript device as well. If the same error occurs, you are at least sure the error is somehow related to your document or the way it is created or printed. The reverse is not true: if a document prints on one device but not on another, this does not mean that that device is unreliable or faulty. The inconsistency may be caused by differences in drivers, memory and hard disk capacity, installed fonts,workflow or PostScript revisions. PostScript aims to be device independent but it obviously isn't. I always print
enter a title. You can not post a blank message. Please type your message and try again. hsantaella Level 1 (0 points) Q: printer unable to convert postscript file After I upgraded to Mountain Lion OSX 10.8.2 I can't print PDF files because the printer is unable to convert postscript files. I have updated https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4435172?tstart=0 the printer's driver (HP Officejet 6600) and installed the newest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. I don't know what else can I do. Any ideas are appreciated.ThanksHector OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2) Posted on Oct 15, 2012 11:26 AM I have this question too Close Q: printer unable to convert postscript file All replies Helpful answers Page 1 of 3 last Next by PAHU,★Helpful PAHU Oct 15, 2012 5:45 PM in response to hsantaella Level 6 (16,610 points) Oct 15, 2012 5:45 PM in response to offending command hsantaella Looking at the specifications for this printer, there is no mention of it supporting Postscript. So it will not be the printer that needs to convert the incoming PS spool file, but the printer driver and operating system to rasterise the PDF or PS file. So when you attempt to print from Acrobat or Preview, what happens? Do you get an error or does the file print incorrectly?For PDFs that do not print correctly, one workaround you can do with Acrobat is to open the error undefined offending Advanced menu from the Acrobat print dialog and select Print As Image. The quality of the printed document can differ compared to when printed normally, but at least it allows you to print a PDF that errors sometimes. Helpful (5) Reply options Link to this post by John Blanchard1, John Blanchard1 Oct 15, 2012 5:59 PM in response to hsantaella Level 5 (5,334 points) Mac OS X Oct 15, 2012 5:59 PM in response to hsantaella Can you explain in more detail? What happens when you try to print PDF files? And what does that have to do with converting postscript files? If you are printing a pdf file, does the printer print a postscript error? Do you get the same error with Preview? Safari? Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by Carlo TD, Carlo TD Oct 15, 2012 6:02 PM in response to hsantaella Level 3 (558 points) Oct 15, 2012 6:02 PM in response to hsantaella run software update. There is a possible hp update. then restart. Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by hsantaella, hsantaella Oct 16, 2012 8:26 AM in response to PAHU Level 1 (0 points) Oct 16, 2012 8:26 AM in response to PAHU Thanks to you all for your replies. To give you a bit more background: I was able to print PDFs from Acrobat Reader before upgrading to OSX 10.8.2. I also ran the software updates. I'm also able to print from preview so that should rule out a problem with the printer. However, af