Transform AFP data to PDF

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

In this section:

  1. afp2pdf transform: transforms AFP data to PDF
  2. Introducing the afp2pdf transform
  3. Limitations of the afp2pdf transform
  4. Syntax
  5. Parameters
  6. The afp2pdf transform configuration file
    Parameters to control settings for the afp2pdf transform are specified in a configuration file. By default, the name of this file is afp2pdf.cfg. For AIX or Linux, the file is located in /usr/lpp/psf/afp2pdf. For Windows, the file is located in install_path\afp2pdf.
  7. Using the afp2pdf tracing and logging facility
  8. Using AFP resources
    The afp2pdf transform uses these AFP resources:
  9. Embedding Type 1 Fonts
    When a custom AFP font is used in an AFP document, it might be necessary to generate an equivalent Type 1 outline font. You can configure the transform program to embed this Type 1 outline font in the output PDF file for proper display.
  10. Mapping AFP fonts
    The afp2pdf transform needs to map the AFP fonts your document was created with to fonts that can be used in PDF documents.
  11. Using TrueType fonts
    The afp2pdf transform supports the use of TrueType fonts.
  12. Using Outline fonts
    The afp2pdf transform 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.
  13. Using raster fonts
    The afp2pdf transform supports the use of raster fonts. Raster fonts contain a set of bitmaps that represent the character shapes for a certain font.
  14. Examples
    The following examples can be run on a machine with Transform Feature and InfoPrint Manager installed.
Parent topic: InfoPrint Manager transform commands