Won't open EPS files. Why? How do I fix?

[Zachariah Lujano]

Inkscape Won't open EPS files. Why? How do I fix?

Not sure if it possible to fix, but if it saves in EPS why cant it open EPS?

Any helo is appreciated thanks.

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[su_v (suv-lp)]

> Inkscape Won't open EPS files. Why? How do I fix?

1) Please provide information about your OS/platform and Inkscape version (see menu 'Help > About Inkscape')
2) Do you have Ghostscript installed?

> Not sure if it possible to fix, but if it saves in EPS why cant it open EPS?

PostScript import and export are independent from each other:
- for PS/EPS import, an external tool is required (to convert the PostScript files on-the-fly to PDF, which is then imported using internal routines).
- for PS/EPS export, no external tools are required (this is done internally with help of the cairo library).

For additional information, please see the related section in the manual:
<quote>
.eps (Encapsulated PostScript) Requires Ghostscript with the utility ps2pdf in your “PATH”. The EPS file is converted to PDF first and then imported. Versions prior to v0.47 require pstoedit. The same options as for PDF import are available.
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.ps (PostScript) Requires Ghostscript with the utility ps2pdf in your “PATH”. The EPS file is converted to PDF first and then imported. Versions prior to v0.47 require pstoedit. The same options as for PDF import are available.
</quote>
<http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/File-Import.html>

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Likely a duplicate of
- Bug #642522 ”EPS import doesn't work on Windows without GS“
  <https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/642522>

Bug #642522 "affects" Inkscape ports for Windows and OS X equally.

[Kris (kris-degussem)]

Marking as duplicate of 642522.