From: dwk@naucse.cse.nau.edu (Dave Knapik)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Postscript to HPGL, WPG, PCX
Date: 12 Nov 92 00:10:08 GMT
Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ

Here is my problem.
I have a drawing on the macintosh done in Minicad+ which can output
as an Adobe postscript file. (Basically print to a postscript file)

I would like to read this file into Draft Choice for the IBM which
can inport file types such as HPGL (most perfered) WPG, PCX and a
few other formats.

I tried to convert to WPG using GRAPHCNV.EXE which comes with WordPerfect.
At first this did not work, until yesturday when I read something about
the %%BoundingBox llx lly urx ury. The file created by the MAC had ? ? ? ?
and when replaced by 5 5 105 105 the file was accepted and written as a
WordPerfect graphics file. Unitl I read it into WordPerfect and did a 
file preview where the graphics said "Graphic contains data for postscript
only". 

I have also tried Ghostscript, which can read the file with only minor
font problems. But I have had trouble with Ghostscript, in that it is
not very user friendly. Is there a way to output to an hpgl file using
ghostscript and what would that command be? and does it work with
MAC postscript files?

The file consists of only lines and text. There is no "Fill" in the 
Minicad+ drawing.

I have tried Alchemy1.6 but after reading the doc I find that Alchemy
can not read in EPS files, only convert to them.

I have tried GraphicWorkshop6.1 but that can only read in a TIFF image of
the EPS file. (I am not 100% sure on what this is but I know it will not
do what I want).

Is there a program that can do what I want?

Any enlightenment would be appreciated.

Dave...

From: dwk@naucse.cse.nau.edu (Dave Knapik)
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Subject: Postscript to HPGL:WPG:PCX
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Here is my problem.
I have a drawing on the macintosh done in Minicad+ which can output
as an Adobe postscript file. (Basically print to a postscript file)

I would like to read this file into Draft Choice for the IBM which
can inport file types such as HPGL (most perfered) WPG, PCX and a
few other formats.

I tried to convert to WPG using GRAPHCNV.EXE which comes with WordPerfect.
At first this did not work, until yesturday when I read something about
the %%BoundingBox llx lly urx ury. The file created by the MAC had ? ? ? ?
and when replaced by 5 5 105 105 the file was accepted and written as a
WordPerfect graphics file. Unitl I read it into WordPerfect and did a 
file preview where the graphics said "Graphic contains data for postscript
only". 

I have also tried Ghostscript, which can read the file with only minor
font problems. But I have had trouble with Ghostscript, in that it is
not very user friendly. Is there a way to output to an hpgl file using
ghostscript and what would that command be? and does it work with
MAC postscript files?

The file consists of only lines and text. There is no "Fill" in the 
Minicad+ drawing.

I have tried Alchemy1.6 but after reading the doc I find that Alchemy
can not read in EPS files, only convert to them.

I have tried GraphicWorkshop6.1 but that can only read in a TIFF image of
the EPS file. (I am not 100% sure on what this is but I know it will not
do what I want).

Is there a program that can do what I want?

Any enlightenment would be appreciated.

Dave...