Change page size for PostScript file?

Question

Hi,
While trying to stream Java2D objects to a PostScript file using Java Printing API, I found I couldn't change the page size, it always gives me ISO_A4 size. In the following modifed sample from printing doc, even if I changed the book's page size and printer media size attribute, it still gave me ISO_A4 size.
thanks for your help
Frank
==== Code ====
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.print.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.print.*;
import javax.print.attribute.*;
import javax.print.attribute.standard.*;
import java.util.Date;
public class Print2DToStream2 implements Printable {
public Print2DToStream2() {
DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.SERVICE_FORMATTED.PAGEABLE;
String psMimeType = DocFlavor.BYTE_ARRAY.POSTSCRIPT.getMimeType();
StreamPrintServiceFactory[] factories = StreamPrintServiceFactory.lookupStreamPrintServiceFactories(flavor, psMimeType);
if (factories.length == 0) {
System.err.print("No suitable factories");
System.exit(0);
try {
FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("C:/WUTemp/out.ps");
StreamPrintService sps = factories[0].getPrintService(fos);
DocPrintJob pj = sps.createPrintJob();
PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
aset.add(MediaSizeName.NA_LEGAL); // no effect
aset.add(OrientationRequested.LANDSCAPE);
Book book = new Book();
PageFormat pf = new PageFormat();
Paper p = new Paper();
//p.setSize(595, 842);
//p.setImageableArea(0,0,595,842);
p.setSize(612, 1008); // didn't take it
p.setImageableArea(0,0,612,1008); // didn't take it
pf.setOrientation(PageFormat.LANDSCAPE);
pf.setPaper(p);
book.append(this, pf);
Doc doc = new SimpleDoc(book, flavor, null);
pj.print(doc, aset);
fos.close();
System.out.println(new Date());
} catch (PrintException pe) {
System.err.println(pe);
} catch (IOException ie) {
System.err.println(ie);
public int print(Graphics g,PageFormat pf,int pageIndex) {
if (pageIndex == 0) {
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;
g2d.translate(pf.getImageableX(), pf.getImageableY());
g2d.setColor(Color.black);
g2d.fillRect(0,0,200,200);
g2d.drawString("example string", 250, 250);
System.out.println("printing ... ...");
return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
} else {
return Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;
public static void main(String args[]) {
Print2DToStream2 sp = new Print2DToStream2();
}

Answer 1

It turned out that it was the PS viewer mislead me. There is nothing wrong in generating PS file.
Frank