ERROR

EPS parser is unable to parse this file

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Error Message

Adobe Illustrator 8 will not open ArcMap generated EPS files. The following error message is displayed:

"The EPS parser is unable to parse this file."

Cause

There is an incompatibility of Illustrator 8 with ArcMap.

Solution or Workaround



  • Option 1: Upgrade to Adobe Illustrator 9.x or later. This is available through an Adobe distributor.

  • Option 2: Import ArcMap's Portable Document Format (PDF) and Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) formats to Illustrator 8.

Article ID:000002757

Software:
  • ArcMap 8 x
  • ArcMap 9 x

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