Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!aablue!jb From: jb@aablue.UUCP (John B Scalia) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: WordPerfect ---> Compugraphic Typesetting Equipment Summary: We've done this, but the Wonderful mailer couldn't reach you. Message-ID: <607@aablue.UUCP> Date: 29 Sep 89 13:17:37 GMT References: <89267.180604ALG106@PSUVM.BITNET> Followup-To: poster Organization: A A Blueprint Co., Inc. - Akron Lines: 62 This reply probably won't interest most of you, but the &*$# mailer bounced my reply. So unless you too are trying to drive Compugraphic hardware hit "n" now ---- In article <89267.180604ALG106@PSUVM.BITNET> you write: >A friend of mine needs a program to convert WordPerfect 5.0 to go into >a Compugraphic Typesetter. What is needed is a translation table for the >Compugraphic Equipment. Right now, the only thing they can do is save the OK, I've done this, although I go WP to Xerox Viewpoint to MCS. Is your friend trying to go to an MCS8400 or to one of the newer, say 9700 lasers? If I'm not mistaken they use different codes and the 9700 can import Postscript files. I'll assume MCS (since I've got one and its harder to do this with that.) About your options: > 1: Get a translation table for WordPerfect 5.0 (neither Compugraphic, > or WordPerfect have one) The salesman from Agfa Compugraphic was in here yesterday, and I could almost swear he said they could translate WP files using their Advanced Communications Interface (ACI) system. > 2: Write macros to convert WordPerfect's control codes to ascii symbols > that the standard translation table will understand. > 3: Write a translation table for the Compugraphic equipment You probably won't need to do this even if the ACI can't do this. I know of a couple companies: Mumford Micro Systems and 'Puter Group both can convert PC stuff into native MCS codes. I don't have any idea where either company is located; I've gotten sample disks of their products from a place called: Printer's Shareware 5019-5021 West Lovers Lane Dallas, TX 75209 1-214-350-1902 Mind you, it does cost to join them, and all you can get from them is either a shareware diskette or a crippled demo program, but it might be a start. Xerox also has software that will do this but it's mucho $$$$$. You have to buy either a dedicated workstation, the XPS-701, or software for your VAX or *nix box, called XICS. But it really works, we use XICS. > 4: Get a conversion program to convert WordPerfect into Wordstar Probably not necessary. Anyway, that's my $.02. Hope it gives you a start. jb@aablue -- A A Blueprint Co., Inc. - Akron, Ohio +1 216 794-8803 voice UUCP: {uunet!}aablue!jb -- A A Blueprint Co., Inc. - Akron, Ohio +1 216 794-8803 voice UUCP: {uunet!}aablue!jb Sometimes they do let me speak for the company, not today though.