| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
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| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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I'm getting confused! I'm trying to print Dpaint files on an LJ250
in the office in the following way....
Create the Dpaint file, save it to an MSH: msdos disk.
Read the disk on a VAXstation using PCdisk
Run CSIX on it to create a sixel file
Then things start to go wrong. CSIX crashes with a meaningless stack
dump - meaningless to me that is!
Is what I'm doing incompatible with all the different steps?
Is there something silly I'm not doing?
Or am I just expecting too much?
Regards
Steven
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| 3862.1 | NAC::BRANNON | value added | Tue Jun 19 1990 16:27 | 6 | |
The steps sound ok. How about some details on the Dpaint files?
Number of colors, resolution, etc. CSIX works fine for me for 16
color (greyscale) 320x200 pictures and for 320x200 ham pictures.
dennis
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| 3862.2 | Hot Tips for MSH: users | MEALA::COLLINS | STEVE | Tue Nov 27 1990 09:27 | 52 |
I've found two problems with msh: but now I know how to get round them
they don't cause me any hassle .
PROBLEM 1: Is that SOME disks gave me errors copying files in both
directions (Amiga -> Vax and Vax -> Amiga).
PROBLEM 2: Is that I couldn't copyanything but text files in the
Amiga -> Vax direction .Iff pictures would bomb-out csix when trying to
convert them to sixel files on the vax. Even text files would loose
some of their format ,with blank lines inserted between lines of text.
I now have solutions for both of these problems.
SOLUTION 1: I found that some disks that I used would never give errors
and others would always give errors (crc error when decompressing files
after they had been copied off msh: to amiga). I'm convinced this is
because of residual magnetic effects left over from a previous format.
For example if I messyfmt a virgin disk (that has not been previously
formatted with amigados) it never gives error in the Vax -> Amiga
direction.
I have also found that If I have a disk that had been amigados
formatted , and I messyfmt it , and it then gives me errors .
If I then take the disk and de-magnetize it reformat it with messyfmt
it works fine. I've been able to get a many good disks this way as I
need.
SOLUTION 2: I have only recently solved the second problem .I think it
stems from the fact that when you write a file to MSH: on the amiga
it will insert CR/LF combinations for Amigados LF's.
The solution to this lies in using the newest version of PCDISK on the
3100. This version has an option to export files in fixed format.
To get an IFF off the amiga and printed on the vax here's what I do.
copy the file to MSH: on the amiga as normal.
use pcdisk on the 3100
pcdisk>use a: dua2:
pcdisk>export/format=fixed picture.iff
pcdisk>exit
$cvtarc u picture.iff
$csix picture.iff picture.six
$type picture.six
I now have MSH: working in both directions reliably....
hope this helps someone...
Steve.
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| 3862.3 | Try using PCL graphics protocol? | BELFST::MCCLINTOCK | Peter | Tue Nov 27 1990 14:02 | 22 |
This is the system that I use to get from Dpaint to LJ250. It gives
superb results - far better than going via Sixel.
Install HP Paintjet printer driver on Amiga.
Run CMD or PrinterStealer to capture the outout to a file.
Pack these files using LHarc.
Transfer to MS-Dos diskette with MSH.
Transfer to VAX using a PC under PCSA.
(NFT> COPY/BLOCK A:*.LZH BELFST""::)
CVTARC U NAME.LZH
LHARC x name
CVTARC u picture.pcl
Print/que=lj250/passall picture.pcl
You must ensure that the Printer is set to HP-PCL protocol rather than
Sixel (DEC).
The resulting pictures are superb.
Hope this helps.
Peter
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