AppleShare Print Server: "Stack underflow" Is PostScript Error



Are there any conflicts between AppleShare Print Server v2.01 and
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh v2.2?

I am having difficulty printing Excel spreadsheets to a captured
LaserWriter. I get no error messages at the workstation, but I get an
error page with a message about a 'Stack underflow' error and the job
doesn't print. If I print the document several times (half dozen or so)
the job finally prints.

"Stack underflow" is a PostScript error. Adobe's description of the error
is: "An attempt has been made to remove an object from the operand stack
when it is empty. This usually occurs because some operator did not have
all of its required operands on the stack."

There is no way a user can cause this error. The more likely problem is a
software incompatibility. Excel 2.2 and AppleShare Print Server 2.01 have
no known problems. To see if the problem is actually related to the Print
Server, try a bypass print. If the same document works consistently when
printing directly, assume there is a conflict with Print Server and
something else.

The problem could be related to the System file on the server. Reinstall
System 6.0.5 on the server then use the Network Products Installer disk to
reinstall AppleShare and Print Server. This process ensures that no
resources in the System file get downgraded in the installation process.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012