Transform PCL data to AFP

This section describes the PCL to AFP transform and includes its syntax, options, and values.

In this section:

  1. Syntax
  2. Description
    Use the PCL to AFP transform to transform a PCL data stream file into an AFP data stream file.
  3. Limitations
    Here are the pcl2afp limitations:
  4. Flags and values
  5. Transforming PCL image data
    The output of the PCL to AFP transform is AFP image data for any type of PCL input, whether it is text or images. The image created by the PCL to AFP transform minimizes white space within an image block by defining the image block size to be exactly the right size to contain all of the black pels of the image. A PCL image might not print if any part of the image lies outside of the valid printable area. In addition, be aware that using form definitions that specify a non-zero logical page origin might move a valid PCL image out of the printable area; thus, the image does not print.
Parent topic: Using the transforms