[hylafax-users] PDF conversions to PS with embedded images

[Bruce McAlister <bruce.mcalister@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

I am wondering if anyone else on the list has come across this issue and
a possible resolution.

When submitting a pdf with embeded images the ghostscript application
fails the conversion between pdf and postscript.

If I submit a postscript document then the message is accepted but fails
on the transmission of the document.

I created the pdf document by installing the free BullZip PDF Printer:

http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php

I then created a document in M$ Word 2003 where I inserted 2 random
images and then printed the document to the pdf printer. This document
is attached as "embedded_images.pdf".

I created the postscript document by installing the "HP LaserJet 2100
Series PS" printer driver included with M$ Windows and directing this
driver to print to file.

I then printed the same M$ Word 2003 document to this postscript printer
which is attached as "embedded_images.ps".

For me to successfully submit the postscript document to HylaFAX+
5.1.10, I had to update the typerules file to include the following line:

104     string          %!              ps

When the pdf document is submitted for faxing HylaFAX+ returns the
following error:

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Your facsimile job to NUMBER was not sent because document conversion
to facsimile failed.  The output from the converter program was:

Error: /ioerror in --DCTDecode--
Operand stack:
   --dict:6/6(L)--   false   false   --dict:9/12(L)--   --nostringval--
  --nostringval--
Execution stack:
   %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--
--nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   --nostringval--
  --nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   1   3   %oparray_pop   1
  3   %oparray_pop   1   3   %oparray_pop   --nostringval--
--nostringval--   2   1   2   --nostringval--   %for_pos_int_continue
--nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--
%array_continue   --nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push
--nostringval--   %loop_continue   --nostringval--   219
--nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--
--nostringval--   --nostringval--   %array_continue   7   12   %oparray_pop
Dictionary stack:
   --dict:1123/1686(ro)(G)--   --dict:0/20(G)--   --dict:85/200(L)--
--dict:85/200(L)--   --dict:104/127(ro)(G)--   --dict:241/347(ro)(G)--
 --dict:20/24(L)--   --dict:4/6(L)--   --dict:20/20(L)--
--dict:1/1(ro)(G)--   --dict:1/1(ro)(G)--   --dict:7/15(L)--
Current allocation mode is local
Last OS error: 2
ESP Ghostscript 815.01: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1

Check any PostScript documents for non-standard fonts and invalid constructs


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When I submit the postscript version of the document, i get the
following error:

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Your facsimile job to NUMBER failed because:
    <no reason recorded>

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How does everyone else out there handle these types of documents? Am I
missing something here, or is this a know problem?

If you need any additional information, please dont hesitate to ask :)

Any comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Bruce

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| Bruce McAlister                          Blueface Ltd |
| <bruce.mcalister@xxxxxxxxxxx>  http://www.blueface.ie |
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Attachment: embeded_images.ps
Description: PostScript document

Attachment: embeded_images.pdf
Description: Adobe PDF document