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Filename lost when printing PS from InDesign CS6

Jun 19, 2012 12:08 PM

Tags: #filename #printing #postscript #.ps

We print PostScript to hotfolders in our ApogeeX prepress system. Previous versions of CS Indy would pick up the filename and add a .ps extension. In CS6 the first time I printed I had to type in the name and now every time I print another file it always reverts to that name rather than pick up the name of the current file. This is annoying because if an operator does not catch it then the PDF generated by ApogeeX replaces the file in the original job rather than create a new file. Is this a preference I can set? I've looked but I do not find anything.

 

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

 

Clark

 
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    Jul 31, 2012 1:51 PM   in reply to Clark Steve

    I just ran across the same problem. I almost didn't catch it, and it would have caused a lot of confusion and lost time.  Anybody know the answer?  This has to be a preference somewhere, because I see to recall a similar issue with CS5.5, though that has worked fine now.

     

    Jose

     
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    Feb 14, 2013 9:15 AM   in reply to joseangel42002@yahoo.com

    I wish Adobe would just make preserving of current filenames the default already!

     

    Anyway, here's what worked for me:

     

    1. Quit InDesign.
    2. Start up InDesign.
    3. Create a new document and DO NOT save or name it.
    4. Open the print dialogue box (ie: try to print your document). Select all your preferred print settings and then select “Save Preset” and name it.
    5. Select “Print” and the original filename should be preserved in your Postscript file.

     

    From now on when you select the Print Preset you just created, it should preserve the filename of the current document.

     

    I hope this works for you too. Good luck!

     

    Evan

     
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