[PLUG] ps to pdf conversion

[Vincent Yau]

Thanks for your reply.
Tried that but got a font error.  Do I need some font package?

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[root at var0289 root]# ps2pdf gsl-ref.ps gsl.pdf
Error: /invalidfont in findfont
Operand stack:
   Symbol-Oblique   Symbol   Font   Symbol   469291   Symbol   
--nostringval--   Symbol   StandardSymL   Courier   NimbusMonL-Regu
Execution stack:
   %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   
--nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   
--nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   1   3   %oparray_pop   1   3   
%oparray_pop   1   3   %oparray_pop   1   3   %oparray_pop   .runexec2   
--nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   
--nostringval--   2   6   %oparray_pop   3   6   %oparray_pop   
--nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   
--nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   6   7   %oparray_pop   
--nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   1   -1   1   
--nostringval--   %for_neg_int_continue
Dictionary stack:
   --dict:1111/1686(ro)(G)--   --dict:0/20(G)--   --dict:72/200(L)--   
--dict:105/300(L)--   --dict:18/200(L)--   --dict:117/256(L)--   
--dict:17/17(ro)(G)--   --dict:1111/1686(ro)(G)--
Current allocation mode is local
Last OS error: 2
Current file position is 22404
AFPL Ghostscript 8.14: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1
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>From: Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>
>Reply-To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
>To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
>Subject: Re: [PLUG] ps to pdf conversion
>Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:27:17 -0700 (PDT)
>
>On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Vincent Yau wrote:
>
> > I have a postscript file that I want to conver to pdf. I tried gsview 
>and
> > a few other options and all complain that there is a font that is not
> > supported inside the file.
>
>   ps2pdf
>
>   Any time you need to find if there's a tool for a given task, try the
>'apropos' command. For example, do 'apropos ps' and you'll see what's
>available in the whereis database.
>
>Rich
>
>--
>Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
>Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
><http://www.appl-ecosys.com>
>
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