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> Hi,
> I'd like to know how to combine multiple postscript files to make one
> monolithic file.

> For instance, netscape will allow you to print to a file.  However, if
> you're browsing a set of pages, and want all of them to be printed to the
> same file, it's not possible.  I tried using Ghostview to do this, but it
> doesn't have an option for it.

> I then tried appending each file to the end of the previous one, but that
> doesn't work well, since each file has a header and a footer, unlike one
> file with several pages, which would have one header and one footer with
> several page separators.

> Any help on this matter would be appreciated.
> Sincerely
> Santosh Krishnan

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> *-----------------------------------------------*
> * Center for High Energy Physics and Technology *
> * The University of Texas at Arlington          *
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> Hi,
> I'd like to know how to combine multiple postscript files to make one
> monolithic file.

> For instance, netscape will allow you to print to a file.  However, if
> you're browsing a set of pages, and want all of them to be printed to the
> same file, it's not possible.  I tried using Ghostview to do this, but it
> doesn't have an option for it.

> I then tried appending each file to the end of the previous one, but that
> doesn't work well, since each file has a header and a footer, unlike one
> file with several pages, which would have one header and one footer with
> several page separators.

> Any help on this matter would be appreciated.
> Sincerely
> Santosh Krishnan

> *************************************************
> * LINUX System Admin    | Phone: (817)272-2815  *
> *-----------------------------------------------*
> * Center for High Energy Physics and Technology *
> * The University of Texas at Arlington          *
> * Arlington, Texas 76019                        *
> *-----------------------------------------------*
> * Fax: (817)272-2824                            *

> *************************************************

>> Hi,
>> I'd like to know how to combine multiple postscript files to make one
>> monolithic file.

>> For instance, netscape will allow you to print to a file.  However, if
>> you're browsing a set of pages, and want all of them to be printed to the
>> same file, it's not possible.  I tried using Ghostview to do this, but it
>> doesn't have an option for it.

>> I then tried appending each file to the end of the previous one, but that
>> doesn't work well, since each file has a header and a footer, unlike one
>> file with several pages, which would have one header and one footer with
>> several page separators.

>> Any help on this matter would be appreciated.
>> Sincerely
>> Santosh Krishnan

>> *************************************************
>> * LINUX System Admin    | Phone: (817)272-2815  *
>> *-----------------------------------------------*
>> * Center for High Energy Physics and Technology *
>> * The University of Texas at Arlington          *
>> * Arlington, Texas 76019                        *
>> *-----------------------------------------------*
>> * Fax: (817)272-2824                            *

>> *************************************************

> Check into how PS is splitting up the pages, then write a perl script
> to merge the PS files together.

> Adobe's book:  PostScript Language Reference Manual

> Would help on how to figure out the page breaks and headers :)