Specifying AFP coded fonts
You have an input file (MYFILE.asc) that contains unformatted ASCII data, and you want these three AFP coded fonts to
be used in processing the file: Helvetica 10-point, Times New Roman 10-point, and
Courier 10-point. (To use any other ASCII coded fonts, you must first create them.)
You are using a page definition that is supplied with InfoPrint Manager or Ricoh ProcessDirector (P1A06462), and the page definition does not name any fonts.
You specify the font names with the CHARS parameter. To use fonts with the appropriate ASCII code points for your unformatted ASCII input, see Font short names to use with CHARS parameter, which shows the IBM Core Interchange Font names and their corresponding short names for each of the fonts you want to use: Helvetica 10-point, Times New Roman 10-point, and Courier 10-point. Because the CHARS parameter limits the specification of a font name to four characters, you use the corresponding short name from the table for each of the three fonts.
Font short names to use with CHARS parameter
| Font Type | Coded Font Name | Short Name |
|---|---|---|
| Helvetica 10-point | X0H23002 | H350 |
| Times New Roman 10-point | X0N23002 | N350 |
| Courier 10-point | X0423002 | 4350 |
Because table reference characters are required in the input file when you want the file to print with more than one font, you specify TRC=YES.
You specify your input and output file names with the INPUTDD and OUTPUTDD parameters. You specify the page definition and form definition you want ACIF to use when it is processing the file with the PAGEDEF and FORMDEF parameters.
To use the three fonts, enter these parameters for your operating system:
acif inputdd=MYFILE.asc outputdd=MYFILE.afp chars=H350,N350,4350 \ trc=yes pagedef=P1A06462 formdef=F1A10110