[bug-gs] eps with preview in postscript file

[Ray Johnston]

Torsten,

There is a file format documented by Adobe for DOS EPSF file
format that has a 30 byte header (IIRC) that starts with a
tag (hex:C5D0D3C6) that has offsets to the PostScript and the
preview portion of the file.

Ghostscript can handle this if the 'epsf.dev' FEATURE is built
in, but many PostScript interpreters choke on it since the
file is not entirely PostScript.

This may be what you have (look at the first four bytes with
a binary capable editor).

Regards,
Ray Johnston
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Torsten wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I've a problem to view a postscript file which has included an eps
> file with binary preview.
> 
> My First quesion: Is it allowed to have the eps (binary tiff)
> preview inside a 'normal' postscript file, or is the whole file
> invalid?
> 
> If it's not valid, knows anyone a resource where to find out such
> questions (specifications)?
> 
> ThanX
> 
>   cu Tox
> 
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Ray Johnston
Director of Engineering                          Tel: (714) 484-0376
Artifex Software Inc.                            Fax: (714) 220-1022
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