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%%  A DANTE-Edition example
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%%  Example 30-01-4 on page 583.
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%%  Copyright (C) 2011 Herbert Voss
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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{153.70511pt}
\setlength\parindent{0pt}

\usepackage{pstricks-add}\makeatletter

\begin{document}
\newdimen\maxDim
\pst@maxdim{34cm}{1234pt}\maxDim \the\maxDim\\
\pst@maxdim{34cm}{123pt}\maxDim \the\maxDim
\end{document}