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Printing Overview
Automating the conversion of ASCII to PostScript
Many applications that generate PostScript print files follow the convention of making the
first two characters of the PostScript file %!, which identifies the print file as a PostScript
print file. To configure the system to detect ASCII print files submitted to a PostScript print
queue and automatically convert them to PostScript files before sending them to the
PostScript printer, perform these steps:
1. At the prompt, enter:
smit chpq
2. Type the PostScript queue name, or use the List feature to select from a list of queues.
3. Select Printer Setup menu option.
4. Change the value of AUTOMATIC detection of print file TYPE to be done? field to
yes.
Any of the following commands now convert an ASCII file to a PostScript file and print it on
a PostScript printer. To convert myfile.ascii, enter any of the following at the command line:
qprt –Pps myfile.ps myfile.ascii
lpr –Pps myfile.ps myfile.ascii
lp –dps myfile.ps myfile.acsii
where ps is a PostScript print queue.