Postscript Interpreter 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 a file to a PostScript interpreter (for example, a printer, Acrobat Distiller). A PostScript error error undefined offending command stack occurs when the PostScript interpreter can't read the file's PostScript code. An error
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can also occur if the file's PostScript code exceeds one or more of the limits in the PostScript page description language. postscript errors If your PostScript interpreter appears 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 syntax error offending command nostringval 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. 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
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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. Choose one of the following: Start > Settings > Printers (Windows 2000)Start > Printers And Faxes (Windows XP)Start > Control Panel > Printers (Windows Vista, Windows 7) Right-click the printer you are using, and then choose Printer Properties. Select the General tab, select Printing Preferences, and then click Advanced. Expand Document Options, and then expand PostScript Options. Set Send PostScript Error Handler to Yes. If you do not see this option, your printer does not have a PostScript Error Handler. Note: If PostScrip
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? Use an error handler Still no error error undefined offending command stack xerox details? Things to try first Checking for corrupt graphics About us PostScript error details (alphabetical by error error unregistered offending command xshow name) HP Laserjet Error codes (30 PS ERROR nn) Introduction - what is an error? This is intended for people who have to try and
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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 'errors' I mean specific errors detected by a PostScript printer, that make it stop printing. This https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/troubleshoot-postscript-errors.html 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 is old or has limited memory. (The amount of memory supplied by default with many printers is not adequate for complex graphics or http://boffin.quite.com/ps/errors.htm 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 error name and offending command. For instance Error: limitcheck; Offendingcommand: clip Many people skim this information and say that they have received "an offending command error", but this information by itself is worse than useless. Accurate information is the first step in solving any problem. Sometimes the infor
Please make sure to follow the naming policy. Dividing books into smaller sections can provide more focus and allow each one to do one thing well, which benefits everyone. You can ask for help in dividing this book in the https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/PostScript_FAQ assistance reading room. This FAQ covers PostScript language and Ghostscript software suite, as the most common free PostScript interpreter. Contents 1 General 1.1 PostScript resources 1.2 How to report a PostScript error? 1.3 Who can help me? 2 Using PostScript 2.1 Do I need a PostScript printer? 2.2 How to create a PS file? 2.3 How to send a PS file to a printer? 2.4 What is the best way to view a PS file on the screen? 2.5 offending command How to send a binary PostScript file to an ASCII-only printer? 2.6 How to print an EPS file? 2.7 How to check whether a PostScript file is valid? 2.8 How to count pages in a PS file? 2.9 How to determine which pages are color and which are monochrome? 2.10 How to print only some pages from a PS file? 2.11 How to rearrange pages of a PS file for printing a brochure? 2.12 Why does my PS driver generate error undefined offending color drawings but grayscale images? 2.13 How to recombine plates in preseparated PostScript file? 2.14 How to remove black frames around n-up pages? 2.15 How to print A4 on US Letter or vice versa? 2.16 How to extract figures from PostScript files? 2.17 How to change color PostScript to black-and-white?* 2.18 How to tweak RGB to CMYK conversion but leave other objects intact? 2.19 How to get date and time? 3 Programming PostScript 3.1 How to edit a PS file? 3.2 How to create a PS form and populate it from a database? 3.3 How to concatenate several PS files? 3.4 How to print accented characters? 3.5 How to justify text in PostScript? 3.6 How to place several copies of a picture? 3.7 How to redefine an operator? 3.8 How to concatenate strings? 3.9 Where are min and max functions? 3.10 How to sort an array? 3.11 How can I display Copyright and other symbols? 3.12 Where can I get more examples of PostScript code? 3.13 How to debug a PostScript program? 3.14 How to include an EPS file? 3.15 Does PostScript support unicode for CJK fonts? 4 Known errors 4.1 undefined in /RD 4.2 PageMaker 7.0 page information fails in level 1 mode 5 Using Ghostscript 5.1 What is Ghostscript and where can I get it? 5.2 How to create compressed CMYK TIFF? 5.3 What CJK fonts work on Ghostscript? 5.4 How to avoid
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