AFP data

The AFP data stream is a superset of the MO:DCA-P data stream and supports these objects:

  • Graphics (GOCA)
  • Presentation text (PTOCA)
  • Image (IOCA and IM)
  • Bar code (BCOCA)

The AFP data stream also supports print resources such as fonts, overlays, page segments, form definitions, and page definitions. Fonts are either Font Object Content Architecture (FOCA) fonts or TrueType and OpenType fonts, which are not defined by FOCA.

For more information about this data stream format, see Mixed Object Document Content Architecture Reference, AFPC-0004, which points to publications that describe the other types of data objects.

Parent topic: Converting data streams