Postscript Error Handler
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a PostScript error Applies to : Illustrator InDesign PageMaker Photoshop PostScript printer drivers You can receive a PostScript error when sending a
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file to a PostScript interpreter (for example, a printer, Acrobat Distiller). error undefined offending command stack A PostScript error occurs when the PostScript interpreter can't read the file's PostScript code. An error can
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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 to process data error unregistered offending command show 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 command that caused the problem. error syntax error offending command nostringval 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 cannot configure a printer to print an error message. Choos
to solve such an error? Why do PostScript errors even exist? What is a PostScript error? Every PostScript device contains a RIP (or Raster Image Processor). This is a computer that translates the pages you want to print from PostScript into a format that
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the PostScript device understands. If the RIP encounters an error while performing this translation, it error unregistered offending command xshow returns a PostScript error message to the device that send the file. The error can be caused by bugs in the PostScript code itself,
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data corruption, limitations of the RIP and PostScript device processing the file, incompatibilities between different devices or applications, bad karma,… What do PostScript errors look like? A PostScript error has two parts: the error and the offending command. Take a https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/troubleshoot-postscript-errors.html look at a typical PostScript error: %%[Error: limitcheck; Offending command: image ]%% The error tells you exactly what problem the RIP encountered while processing your file. In the example, it is a limitcheck. Thankfully, there are a limited number of errors that can occur on PostScript devices. I think there are about 30 or so but I could be wrong. The offending command signals what specific PostScript command (or operator as they are called) was being processed by the RIP https://www.prepressure.com/postscript/troubleshooting/basics when the error occurred. In some cases, the offending command doesn't really look like a command but it is a series of random characters. This means the RIP has encountered some information in your printfile that it considers to be a PostScript operator but is not. This can happen with corrupted images, bad network connections and so on. Can PostScript errors be solved? Well, this website wouldn't make much sense if that wasn't possible. Of course, it helps if you know the famous Adobe Red Book by heart. But knowledge of the PostScript language is no prerequisite for troubleshooting PostScript errors. In reality, it is often a matter of luck. Errors caused by bugs in applications or drivers are sometimes well documented and easy to resolve. The same is true for errors caused by limitations or bugs in the software of the RIP itself. Errors caused by corrupted data can be tricky to troubleshoot. The same is true for PostScript errors caused by incompatibilities between different applications and RIPs. Why do PostScript errors even exist? In a perfect world, error messages wouldn't exist. But unfortunately we are stuck in a real world and errors usually occur on big jobs that are already past their deadline. Much of the problems with PostScript are related to the fact that PostScript is really a programming language. There is no well defined way to describe in PostScript how a single c
the links to other people's web pages are now broken. Why can't they stay still! Quick contents Introduction - what is an error? What is the error? http://boffin.quite.com/ps/errors.htm Use an error handler Still no error details? Things to try first Checking for http://help.efi.com/fierydriverwin/4.6/en-us/GUID-6634BE12-32B6-4CDA-9A2C-4A39F890B75B.html corrupt graphics About us PostScript error details (alphabetical by error name) HP Laserjet Error codes (30 PS ERROR nn) Introduction - what is an error? This is intended for people who have to try and deal with PostScript errors. You don't need to know anything about PostScript, except that it is a language that gets sent to a printer. By offending command 'errors' I mean specific errors detected by a PostScript printer, that make it stop printing. This won't help you if the results are complete, but not what you expect. Good information on errors is hard to come by. The information here may help. It is long and detailed, and best used as a reference. Still, be prepared for a long struggle. Sometimes a file simply cannot be printed on a particular printer, particularly if it error undefined offending is old or has limited memory. (The amount of memory supplied by default with many printers is not adequate for complex graphics or using many fonts). Some people will be dealing with PostScript files sent to them, that they must try to print; others will be generating the PostScript themselves. Not all of the advice in this document can be followed by both groups. Although I refer to 'printers' throughout, you might be using a printer, a printing or previewing package on a PC or workstation, or a high-end typesetter. This file is definitely not intended to help people writing their own PostScript. The discussion is confined to errors likely to be found when a program writes the PostScript on your behalf. If writing PostScript you will need a good manual, and lots of patience! A particularly unpleasant source of problems is bugs, either in the programs that write the PostScript, or in a few cases in the PostScript interpreter itself. As bugs can cause anything to happen, this document may not be much use either, but I have included information on some bugs that have been discovered in common software. Good luck! You may need it. What is the error? PostScript errors are reported in various ways. Before you can get anywhere with a problem you need to know the err
Fiery Driver can detect certain errors that Windows cannot, and lets you send a PostScript error handler with every document that you print. When you send the error handler to the printer, the printer prints as much of the failing page that has been processed without error, and then prints a page with an error message. Note: A PostScript error handler is not available when you select EPS format. Open the folder that lists the installed printers. (See Open the folder that lists installed printers.) Right-click the desired printer icon, and click Printing Preferences. Click the PostScript tab. Select the Print PostScript error information option. Parent topic: Manage PostScript files in Fiery Driver ContentsSearchNo search has been performed.Copyright © Electronics For Imaging, Inc. | Terms of Use