PUB2000: Can't Create EPS File from Windows NT (198237)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Publisher 2000
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q198237 SYMPTOMS
You cannot create Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files from Microsoft
Publisher if you are using the Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
PostScript printer driver. In contrast, if you run Publisher on Windows 95,
you can create EPS files using the Windows PostScript printer driver.
CAUSE
The Windows NT PostScript printer drivers send the output directly to the
PostScript printer. They cannot be configured to print to EPS files. This
functionality is different from the Windows 95 PostScript printer drivers,
which can be configured to print to EPS files instead of directly to the
PostScript printer.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, create a PostScript print file (also called
PostScript dump or PS file) from Windows NT. In many cases, you can use a
PostScript print file instead of an EPS file. To do this, click to select
the Print To File check box in the Print dialog box (File menu).
If you cannot use a PostScript dump or PS file, you can print an EPS file
from a computer running Windows 95.
MORE INFORMATION
PostScript is a page description language that is used by a large number of
printers, including most image-setters and large format color printers.
A PostScript file is a file that contains a collection of PostScript
commands necessary to print one or more pages to a device that uses the
PostScript page description language. To use a PostScript file, you simply
copy the file to the device. PostScript files are not designed to be placed
or imported into other programs.
An EPS file, on the other hand, contains additional information. EPS files
are designed to be opened in a graphics program or placed in a word
processing or desktop publishing program and printed from there. Unlike a
PostScript file, an EPS file can only contain the information needed to
print a single page. To use a PostScript file, you should insert it into a
document created in another program and print it from that program. EPS
files are not designed to be copied directly to a PostScript device.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/11/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB198237 |
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