Introducing the afp2pdf transform

The afp2pdf transform converts Mixed Object Document Content Architecture (MO:DCA-P) documents, also called AFP documents, to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) documents to be viewed, archived, e-mailed, or printed.

The afp2pdf transform can be invoked from the command line. You can also configure the InfoPrint Manager transform subsystem to invoke the afp2pdf transform.

The afp2pdf transform includes this support:

TrueType font support

You can convert an AFP document with TrueType fonts, and the TrueType fonts are embedded in the resulting PDF document.

You can also map your TrueType fonts to create a much smaller PDF file. By adding your TrueType Fonts to the ttdef.fnt file with settings for the familyname, style, weight appropriately, the afp2pdf transform maps the TrueType fonts.

You can map your DBCS TrueType fonts to Type0 fonts.

TrueType fonts are either embedded as internal resources, or they can be referenced as external resources and mapped. In either case, the font may be defined through the coded font name or with a character set/code page pair.

Outline FOCA support

The afp2pdf transform now supports Outline Font Object Content Architecture (FOCA). The addition of FOCA support improves character placement for AFP raster fonts and provides 100% font fidelity for AFP outline fonts.

Outline fonts are either embedded as internal resources, or they can be referenced as external resources and mapped. In either case, the font may be defined through the coded font name or with a character set/code page pair.

AFP FOCA Fonts support:

- SBCS Outline

- SBCS Raste