Ghostscript on Windows 7

Daniel Coppersmith

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Jan 27, 2010, 3:49:36 PM1/27/10

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I am having trouble getting Ghostscript to work on Windows 7.

I installed gs8.64, added a printer driver and named it "Sybase
DataWindow PS".

When I do the saveAs, it created a PDF of size 0 and returns a -1.

This same code worked on XP.

PB10.5, 32-bit PB and 32-bit Win7.

I am not sure if it matters, but whenever I start PB, it prompts me
"Do you want to allow this program from an unknown publisher..."

Chris Pollach

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Jan 28, 2010, 12:09:19 AM1/28/10

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Hi Daniel;

GS is working great for me on W7 (using PB 11.2, 11.5.1 and 12). However,
I am using GS 8.70

Note:
1) make sure you install the "Sybase DataWindow PS" printer from the GS .INF
file NOT PB's.
2) Make sure that you create a GS_DLL environment variable
ie: GS_DLL=D:\Program Files\gs\gs8.70\bin
3) Make sure the GS "Bin" folder is in your system path

HTH

Regards ... Chris
ISUG - Communications Director
http://chrispollach.pbdjmagazine.com

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T. Nomura

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Jan 28, 2010, 12:56:29 AM1/28/10

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I am using GS 8.54 on Windows 7 32 bit using PB 10.2.1 build 9823 and
PB 11.2 build 8407 and they save the pdfs all right with saveas
function.

Daniel Coppersmith

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Jan 28, 2010, 7:09:26 AM1/28/10

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Thanks Chris, I'll try it out -- good talking to you again after my
prolonged absence!

Daniel Coppersmith

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Jan 28, 2010, 8:57:01 AM1/28/10

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Still no luck. Is the warning I get when I start up PB a problem?
pb10.5.4523

I had 8.64 installed, installed 8.7 then removed 8.64 - any chance
that caused grief?

Here's my %PATH%
C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows
\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\Bluetooth
Software\;C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:
\Program Files\Common Files\Lenovo;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio
Shared\10.0\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared
\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Access Connections\;C:\Program
Files\Lenovo\Client Security Solution;C:\Sybase\SQL Anywhere 9\win32;C:
\Sybase\Shared\win32;C:\Sybase\SQL Anywhere 9\drivers;C:\Sybase\Shared
\Sybase Central 4.3\win32;C:\Sybase\Shared\PowerBuilder;C:\Sybase
\Shared\Web Targets;C:\Sybase\Shared\DataDirect;C:\Program Files
\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\gs\gs8.70\bin;

Here's %GS_DLL%
c:\Program Files\gs\gs8.70\bin

Contents of GS BIN:

Volume in drive C is Windows7_OS
Volume Serial Number is DE31-0263

Directory of c:\Program Files\gs\gs8.70\bin

01/27/2010 04:24 PM <DIR> .
01/27/2010 04:24 PM <DIR> ..
08/01/2009 08:48 AM 11,165,696 gsdll32.dll
08/01/2009 08:48 AM 8,014 gsdll32.lib
08/01/2009 08:49 AM 147,456 gswin32.exe
08/01/2009 08:48 AM 139,264 gswin32c.exe
4 File(s) 11,460,430 bytes
2 Dir(s) 238,280,929,280 bytes free

On Jan 28, 12:09 am, "Chris Pollach" <cpoll...@travel-net.com> wrote:
> Hi Daniel;
>
> GS is working great for me on W7 (using PB 11.2, 11.5.1 and 12). However,
> I am using GS 8.70
>
> Note:
> 1) make sure you install the "Sybase DataWindow PS" printer from the GS .INF
> file NOT PB's.
> 2) Make sure that you create a GS_DLL environment variable

> ie: GS_DLL=D:\Program Files\gs\gs8.70\bin
> 3) Make sure the GS "Bin" folder is in your system path
>
> HTH
>
> Regards ... Chris
> ISUG - Communications Directorhttp://chrispollach.pbdjmagazine.com

>
> "Daniel Coppersmith" <dacoppersm...@gmail.com> wrote in message

Eddy Soeparmin

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Jan 28, 2010, 9:01:36 AM1/28/10

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Hi Chris,

Does this rule apply to XP, Vista and Win 7? Please let me know.

Thanks.

--
Eddy Soeparmin

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