OBJECT Command

OBJECT Command

OBJECT lname 
OBXNAME {x-name | 'x-name' | C'x-name' | 
         E'x-name' | A'x-name' | X'hhhh' | U8'xname' |
         X8'hhhh' | U16'x-name' | X16'hhhh'} 
OBTYPE {PSEG | IOCA | BCOCA | GOCA | 
        PTOCA | OTHER OBID {component-id | type-name}}
RENDER {PERCEPTUAL | SATURATION | RELCM | ABSCM} 
[CMYKSWOP | CMYKEURO] 
[OBNOKEEP | OBKEEP {NOPRELOAD | 
                    PRELOAD {NOPRERIP | PRERIP PRERIP Parameters}] 
[OB2RESOURCE {i2name | 'i2name' | C'i2name' | E'i2name' |
              A'i2name' | X'hhhh'} 
        OB2XNAME {x2name | 'x2name' | C'x2name' | E'x2name' | 
                   A'x2name' | X'hhhh' | U8'x2name' | U16'x2name' |
                   X8'hhhh' | X16'hhhh'} 
        OB2ID {n | type-name} [NOPRELOAD | PRELOAD]] | 
 OB2CMR cmr-lname {AUDIT | INSTR | LINK} [NOPRELOAD | PRELOAD]]… 
[OBRESOLUTION x y {IN | CM}] ;

PRERIP Parameters

[RIPSIZE [USEOBJ | wd [unit]} hg [unit]]] 
[RIPMAP {LEFT | TRIM | FIT | CENTER | FILL}]
[RIPOFFSET rel x [unit]} rel y [unit]]} 
[RIPROTATE [0 | 90 | 180 | 270]…] 
[RIPPAGE {n | ALL}]
[RIPCOLOR {color-name}]
[RIPPSS {PSS}]

The OBJECT command allows you to define an external object to PPFA. Then you can use the PRINTLINE command (Traditional) or the LAYOUT command (Record Format and XML) with the OBJECT subcommand to place the defined object on a page.

You can use one PRINTLINE command (Traditional), LAYOUT command (Record Format), or XLAYOUT command (XML) to place one or many defined objects multiple times with different placement parameters on each placement. On the PRINTLINE OBJECT subcommand, enter information about the positioning, rotation, color, object size, page number, and mapping instructions. All positioning is relative to the print line coordinate system. The lname appears both on the OBJECT command and on the PRINTLINE OBJECT subcommand (Traditional), the LAYOUT OBJECT command (Record Format), or the XLAYOUT OBJECT command (XML).

    Note:
  1. The lname is case insensitive but, other than that, the lname of the OBJECT command and of the PRINTLINE OBJECT subcommand (Traditional), the LAYOUT OBJECT command (Record Format), and the XLAYOUT OBJECT command (XML) must match exactly.
  2. This function requires both the print server and printer support. Check your print server and printer documentation.
  3. Fonts used by the OBJECT must be mapped. You can use the EXTREF command to map a font.
  4. CMRs used by the OBJECT must be mapped. You can use the EXTREF OB2CMR command to map a CMR.
OBJECTlname
Identifies the object and also is used to match a PRINTLINE OBJECT subcommand (Traditional), the LAYOUT OBJECT command (Record Format), and the XLAYOUT OBJECT command (XML). The lname can be no more than 16 alphanumeric characters.