Examples -- afpxpcl

Transform an AFP UNIX file, specifying a transform class and output file

To transform the AFP UNIX file myfile.afp into an output PCL file called myfile.pcl, using the us transform class, enter:

afpxpcl -c us -o myfile.pcl myfile.afp
 

Transform an AFP MVS™ data set, specifying a form definition

To transform the AFP MVS data set USERX.AFP(MYFILE) into an output PCL file called myfile.pcl, using the form definition F1CP0110, enter:

afpxpcl -j "form-def=f1cp0110" -o myfile.pcl "//'USERX.AFP(MYFILE)'"

Transform an AFP UNIX file, specifying a form definition and a resource library

To transform the AFP UNIX file myfile.afp into an output PCL file called myfile.pcl, using the form definition F1CP0110 that contains references to user-supplied AFP resources, enter this command on one line:

afpxpcl -j "form-def=f1cp0110 res-lib={lib1.pseglib lib3.private}"
        -o myfile.pcl myfile.afp

Transform and print an AFP MVS data set, specifying a form definition and a resource library

To transform the AFP MVS data set PROD.AFPOUT(JOB1) into a PCL file, using the form definition F1CP0110 that contains references to user-supplied AFP resources, and print the output, enter this command on one line:

afpxpcl -j "form-def=f1cp0110 res-lib={lib1.pseglib lib3.private}"
		   "//'PROD.AFPOUT(JOB1)'" | lp -d myprinter

Transform a job using redirection

To transform the AFP file input.afp into the PCL output file called output.pcl, enter:

afpxpcl < input.afp > output.pcl

Note:

You can use redirection operators only with UNIX files.

Transform multiple files and concatenate the output

To transform the AFP files input.01.afp, input.02.afp, ... input.xx.afp into one PCL output file called output.pcl, enter:

afpxpcl -o output.pcl input.01.afp input.02.afp ... input.xx.afp

Transform an AFP UNIX file to an MVS data set

To transform the line data file input.line into an MVS PCL output data set called hlq.OUTPUT.PCL(MYDOC), enter:

afpxpcl -j doc-format=line -o "//'hlq.OUTPUT.PCL(MYDOC)'" input.line

Transform an AFP MVS data set, writing the output to a UNIX file

To transform the AFP MVS data set HLQ.INPUT.LINE(MYDOC) into an output file called output.pcl, enter:

afpxpcl -o output.pcl "//'hlq.INPUT.LINE(MYDOC)'"

Transform line data, specifying a form definition and a page definition

To transform line data in file myfile.line that contains ANSI carriage control characters into an output PCL file called myfile.pcl, using the form definition F1CP0110 and page definition P1P06362, enter this command on one line:

afpxpcl -j "form-def=f1cp0110 page-def=p1p06362 c-c-t=a doc-format=line"
        -o myfile.pcl myfile.line

Transform line data, specifying a form definition and fonts

To transform the line data file myfile.line containing machine carriage control characters and table reference characters into an output PCL file called myfile.pcl, using the form definition F1CP0110, enter this command on one line:

afpxpcl -j "form-def=f1cp0110 c-c-t=m t-r-c=yes chars={60D8 60D0}"
        -o myfile.pcl myfile.line

Transform an AFP MVS data set and receive MVS return codes

To transform the AFP MVS data set HLQ.INPUT.LINE(MYDOC) into an output file called output.pcl and receive MVS return codes (0, 4, 8), enter:

AOP_MVS_RETURN_CODES=YES afpxpcl -o output.pcl "//'hlq.INPUT.LINE(MYDOC)'"

MVS return codes indicate whether the transform was successful (0), a transform warning occurred (4), or a transform error occurred (8).

Transform an AFP document with TrueType fonts in multiple font directories

To transform an AFP document with TrueType fonts that are found in external resource directories:

afpxpcl -j "resource-directories={/usr/lpp/fontpath1 /usr/lpp/fontpath2}" -o myfile.pcl myfile.afp