Printing postscript

[Christian Christmann]

Hi,

I need to generate a postscript file from my MS Word
doc file. For this, I've installed the generic postscript
printer driver from the Adobe side. After installing,
I can select this printer in Word but the driver has
only the option to print the document in a "Printer File"
*.prn. Is this the same as the Postscript format "ps"?

If not, any ideas what is wrong and why I can't create
ps files?

Regards,
Christian

 

[valentin tihomirov]

There is no specified format behind the extension. The content depends on
the printer's language. It is produced by printer driver. The PostScript is
produced when printing on a PS printer. You can install any PS printer from
the Add Printer dialog and print into a file. The output should be openable
by the Ghostscript, given .ps extension. So, no Adobe garbage is needed.

 

[Ross Presser]

After installing,
I can select this printer in Word but the driver has
only the option to print the document in a "Printer File"
*.prn. Is this the same as the Postscript format "ps"?

By putting quotes around "outputfile.ps", the ".prn" extension will
not be added.

I believe I answered this in comp.lang.postscript as well.