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Mike Ferreira_8997
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October 31, 2022
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Unable to generate .pdf file in Acrobat Distiller from Zebra .prn file output

  • October 31, 2022
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Hello Adobe Community,

 

I need your help in creating a pdf file from a Zebra Designer .PRN file output to PDF using Acrobat Distiller (Software version 3018.101)

Printer driver = ZDesigner ZTC ZT610-600dpi ZPL Ver 5.1.16.6924

 

The artwork is very simply (literally 1 line of text) and I'm still unable to generate a pdf using Distiller.

Here is the error that is being reported when the pdf conversion fails:

%%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: CT~~CD,~CC^~CT~ ]%%
%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%

 

Please let me know if you have any questions - or if there is more information that I can provide on my specific scenario

 

Looking forward to your responses and a hopeful resolution 

Sincerely,

Mike F.

 

PS. I tried uploading my .prn file for reference and it woudn't let me 😞

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Correct answer Karl Heinz Kremer

Distiller can only do one thing: Convert PostScript to PDF. Not every PRN file is a PostScript file (actually, there is a pretty good chance that most are not PS files). The error message indicates that what you are trying to process is not PostScript - unless it's corrupt. I would open up the application that produced this file and then print to the Adobe PDF printer. This will make sure that a PostScript file is generated first and then handed off to Distiller. 

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Karl Heinz Kremer
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Karl Heinz KremerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 31, 2022

Distiller can only do one thing: Convert PostScript to PDF. Not every PRN file is a PostScript file (actually, there is a pretty good chance that most are not PS files). The error message indicates that what you are trying to process is not PostScript - unless it's corrupt. I would open up the application that produced this file and then print to the Adobe PDF printer. This will make sure that a PostScript file is generated first and then handed off to Distiller. 

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Mike Ferreira_8997Author
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October 31, 2022

Thank you for your feedback Karl, you raise a very good point that I didn't consider - .prn file is not technically a post script file.

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