Open a 1-page document. If you print it with any number of copies, you'll get 1 page output anyway. Is this known issue?
We are going to need some more information: 1. What version of Ghostscript are you using? 2. What device are you writing to? 3. A sample file and command line would be nice.
http://www.pdfforge.org/files/old_forum/1013.html It said Ghostscript can't handle such files.
(In reply to comment #2) > http://www.pdfforge.org/files/old_forum/1013.html > > It said Ghostscript can't handle such files. Quoting a 4 year old comment on a non-Ghostscript site isn't helpful. Please supply the information requested in comment #1.
Ghostscript : v9.04 device : PDFCreator v1.2.3 When I print a MS-Word file (.doc) which has only one page to the PDFCreator with copies set to 3, I got only one copy. While another doc file 2 pages and 3 copies, I got 3 copies correctly. I don't know which one cause the problem, PDFCreator or Ghostscript ? I found this: http://www.pdfforge.org/files/old_forum/1013.html. It said Ghostscript can't handle such files. I want to know is it right?
(In reply to comment #4) > Ghostscript : v9.04 > device : PDFCreator v1.2.3 That is not a Ghostscript device. There are a number of applications with that name, its possible this one leverages off Ghostscript (several do). But you haven't given us any reason to think this is the case. We can't, and don't, support other people's applications. > When I print a MS-Word file (.doc) which has only one page to the PDFCreator > with copies set to 3, I got only one copy. While another doc file 2 pages and 3 > copies, I got 3 copies correctly. The pdfwrite device ignores /#copies and /NumCopies. What would be the point in creating a PDF file with multiple identical pages ? When you print the PDF file to a physical printer, then you want the number of copies to be set. I am unable to comment on your files, because you haven't supplied them. There are two ways for a PostScript program to print multiple copies, one is to set the /NumCopies or (older versions of PostScript) set /#copies. The other is simply to send the same page description multiple times. My guess would be that one of your files takes one approach and the other file the other approach. But that's pure guesswork. > I don't know which one cause the problem, PDFCreator or Ghostscript ? I have no idea, and you haven't considered the possibility that the PostScritp driver is involved, or that there is in fact no problem. If you cannot provide a Ghostscript command line and a sample PostScript file, then we cannot help you. You could try taking the problem up with the creators of the 'PDFCreator' software. I imagine they will want a specimen file too. > I found this: http://www.pdfforge.org/files/old_forum/1013.html. It said > Ghostscript can't handle such files. I want to know is it right? That depends on the device (device in Ghostscript terms). Some devices ignore the number of copies, others honour it. It certainly is not true that Ghostscript cannot handle /#copies or /NumCopies. Since you haven't supplied a test file, I can't possibly say if Ghostscript 'cannot handle such files'. I'm closing this as invalid, if you can supply a Ghostscript command line and a sample PostScript file for us to investigate, then by all means reopen the bug and someone will investigate it.