[reportlab-users] problem converting pdf to ps]

[pier carteri]

Hi to all!

First of all thanks to all for the support. At the end it works!! And
as usual it was mooooore simple than expected :-)

The command line suggested from Hassen is right and it basically the
same as mine; the difference is the path of input/output files...
In my test I used path with spaces like
"c:\Documents and Settings\Pier\Desktop\prova.ps"

simply change the path with something like c:\test\prova.ps and now I'
ve my postscript file! (damn me and damn windows)

So, to clarify the solution: if you have an error like mine when
converting from pdf to ps (imbalanced q/Q operators (too many q's)
)simply upgrade to a more recent ghostscript version (with my test at
least 8.15)

Thanks Hassan for your help!

Pier

On 2/16/07, Hassan Chahrour <hassan at reportlab.com> wrote:

> Hi

>

> Yesterday I tried it with the graphical interface (GSView 4.8).

>

> When I saw your email this morning I tried it on the command line, it

> worked, but it also reported a warning like the one you got about the

> too many q's.

>

> I used:

>

> C:\Program Files\gs\gs8.53\bin>gswin32c.exe -sOutputFile=temp.ps

> -sDEVICE=pswrite c:\Temp\tmp029660082.pdf

> The output was:

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> AFPL Ghostscript 8.53 (2005-10-20)

> Copyright (C) 2005 artofcode LLC, Benicia, CA.  All rights reserved.

> This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.

> Processing pages 1 through 2.

> Page 1

> Loading NimbusSanL-Regu font from C:\Program

> Files\gs\fonts/n019003l.pfb... 2328

> 904 893558 1577488 284549 3 done.

> Loading NimbusRomNo9L-Regu font from C:\Program

> Files\gs\fonts/n021003l.pfb... 2

> 328904 941954 1577488 288708 3 done.

>  >>showpage, press <return> to continue<<

>

>    **** Warning: File has imbalanced q/Q operators (too many q's)

> Page 2

>  >>showpage, press <return> to continue<<

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

>

>

>

> pier carteri wrote:

> > Hi again!

> > I' ve downloaded the afpl version of ghostscript and still have the

> > same problem.

> >

> > Any idea on what the warning means? (I' m not a pdf guru and I' ve not

> > read the spec of pdf)

> > Maybe somethings is wrong in how my program creates the output; I can

> > post the code you want to check it....

> >

> > Hassan can you please post the command line for gs?

> >

> > I' m really in trouble, so if someone has an idea please let me know

> >

> > Thank you for your help/time.

> >

> > Pier

> >

> > On 2/15/07, pier carteri <pier.carteri at gmail.com> wrote:

> >

> >> Hi Hassan,

> >> thank you for your replay!

> >>

> >> I' ve downloaded gs version 8.54 (gpl version) an install it  on windows

> >>

> >> With this command line:

> >> C:\Programmi\gs\gs8.54\bin>gswin32c -sDEVICE=pswrite -q -dNOPAUSE

> >> -dBATCH -sOutPutFile="c:\Documents and Settings\Pier\Desktop\prova.ps"

> >> "c:\Documents and Settings\Pier\Desktop"\tmp029660082.pdf

> >>

> >> the result is

> >>

> >>    **** Warning: File has imbalanced q/Q operators (too many q's)

> >>    **** Warning: File has imbalanced q/Q operators (too many q's)

> >>

> >>    **** This file had errors that were repaired or ignored.

> >>    **** The file was produced by:

> >>    **** >>>> ReportLab http://www.reportlab.com <<<<

> >>    **** Please notify the author of the software that produced this

> >>    **** file that it does not conform to Adobe's published PDF

> >>    **** specification.

> >>

> >> It should be only a warning but I can not find the output file on my disk.

> >> Maybe my command line is different from yours (I' ve also tried other

> >> device like laserjet but with the same result)

> >>

> >> Any hints?

> >> Thank you!

> >>

> >>

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