Luminous: Postscript Errors

Postscript Errors Definitions

configurationerror
setpagedevice request cannot be satisfied
Usually the app is trying to set too large a page for the printer

To find the maximum page size your printer can handle:
1. Select an application that allows setting of a custom page size. ( I.E. Trapwise, PressWise )
2. Open a generic document in the application
3. Select the print dialog
4. Select the PPD for the imagesetter 5. Select Custom as the paper size
6. Input large numbers into the width and depth settings
Note. Many imagesetters only allow a depth of around 27 inches even though it uses a continious roll of film
7. Keep reducing the numbers until a page will print and the adjust your numbers for each dimension seperately until the page size causes an error

dictfull
no more room in the dictionary The application has tried to add more definitions to the dictionary than originally allocated. This will only happen on a Level 1 printer.

This is caused by an application not checking if the correct dictionary is selected before creating a new postscript definition. It will only be seen if the postscript document is processed by more than one application. ( I.E. A postscript file is opened and printed by a seperations or imposition program )

dictstackoverflow
Too many 'begin' dictionary statements The application tried to make an dictionary active that was not defined.

dictstackunderflow Too many 'end' dictionary statements The application tried to close a dictionary that was never opened.

execstackoverflow
The execution procedure nesting has too many routines called by a defined procedure

handleerror
This procedure is called by the postscript program to report error information. You should not see this for any non beta software.

interrupt
external interrupt request ( control - C )
This is a request to interrupt the exicution of the current postscript program. This can show up when you cancel the printing of a postscript job or if someone canceled the job at the imagesetter.

invalidaccess
An attempt to violate an access attribute was made by the program. This can be seen if the password protection was set at the printer to an non default password. It will also be seen if the postscript tries to change protected attributes of a printer without using the correct procedures

invalidcontext
inproper use of context operation

invalidexit
The postscript codeword exit is not in a looping procedure

invalidfileaccess
An incorrect access string for using a file was used.
Some files on an imagesetters disk are set to read only. If the postscript code tries to overwrite the file with new information, it will cause this error.

invalidfont
The postscript code used an invalid font name or the font dictionary is not a valid font definition

invalidid
invalid identifer for external object

invalidrestore
A restore call is invalid. This usually occurs if the matching save state has been erased by the postscript code before the restore statement has a chance to be processed.

ioerror
An input or output error occured

limitcheck
An implementation limit was exceeded. This can be seen for various reasons.
1. A path is too complex for the imagesetter to process. The offending command is usually eoclip, eofill, or fill.
2. The postscript code is using too many save states. A maximum of 15 save states are allowed. The imagesetter uses 2 to 3, Each application that is used to process the postscript will use 2 to 3, and some applications will use up to 10 save states.
You can reduce the number of save states by using a minimum of imbedding ( placing a document inside a larger postscript document ) and by not using a large number of font changes in a single document.

nocurrentpoint
The current point is not defined. This is the point where the next drawing operation is supposed to start. This error is usually only seen when the postscript code has become corrupted.

rangecheck
operand value is out of bounds

stackoverflow
operand stack overflow

stackunderflow
operand stack underflow

systaxerror
postscript language syntax ( misspelled code word ) error

timeout
time limit exceeded

typecheck
operand value is the wrong type ( Eg. boolean expected but value is Real )

undefined
name not known

undefinedfilename
called file is not found

undefinedresource
called resource cannot be found

undefinedresult
over or underflow or a meaningless result occured

unmatchedmark
expected mark is not on the stack

unregistered
internal error

VMerror
No more Virtual memory is available