PostScript error

Im trying to open an .eps file and all I get is a window saying %%[ PostScript error. no PDF file produced. ] %%
Why does it say that???
Thank you

by default it gets opened by Preview.app
but similarily if I try to Open it with Adobe Acrobat, I get the message:
%%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: NaN; ErrorInfo: CharOffsets e�N
��K fonts/Times-Roman ]%%
Stack:
3.29105e+18
-151.757
-3.29105e+18
-mark-
%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%

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Greetings,
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Hello,
I have basically the same issue as you do, although my setup is different. We have a Toshiba eStudio 452, and I am running OS 10.5.8.
I also found the most recent drivers and installed them onto my iMac. The problem occurs also from my PowerBook G4, using these same drivers (10.5.7).
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Message was edited by: Matt Broughton

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