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README.1ST
AFTER YOU READ THE REST OF THIS FILE ---- PLEASE VIEW/PRINT FORMVIEW MANUAL.TXT !!!
I. I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E
An overview of our product line is listed below. All products come in
either 16-bit or 32-bit versions.
PCLTool SDK (PT2) - The superset of all product features in SDK form.
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PCLTool SDK Demo (PT2D) - A demo version of the PCLTool SDK.
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DEMO Version's FastFont & TrueType fonts are MISSING CHARACTERS:
All fonts have "#" substituted for the "8", "X" and "Z" chars.
DEMO Version include "T" Cartridge Tax Font Support:
HP Fonts have the non-linedraw characters cells 128-255 removed.
Tax Line Draw Font has the shading & dingbat characters removed.
DEMO Version DOES NOT INCLUDE: Batch Conversion Utility - PCLCVT (PCLCVT32)
Batch Printing Utility - PCLPTR (PCLPTR32)
Letter Gothic Fonts
Univers Condensed Fonts
PCLTool Pilot Program (PT1) - Standalone version of the sample program in PCLTool SDK.
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Limits viewing to the first 50 pages of PCL files.
Limits printing to the first 10 pages of PCL files.
Limits conversions to the first 50 pages of PCL file.
Limits support for index, log and map file management.
Does not show the Files and Paths or Warnings Preference dialogs.
Tax, Letter Gothic and Univers Condensed fonts are separate downloads/setups.
FormView (PT0) - Shareware version with a subset of features of PCLTool Pilot Program.
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Includes the Tax "T" Cartridge fonts for Tax Form Viewing
Limits viewing to the first 50 pages of PCL files.
Limits printing to the first 10 pages of PCL files.
Limits support for index, log and map file management.
Does not show the Files and Paths or Warnings Preference dialogs.
Does not convert PCL into file formats.
Does not read the font subsititution map file.
Forces the conversion of all downloaded 300 dpi bitmap fonts.
Letter Gothic and Univers Condensed fonts are separate downloads/setups.
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GENERAL FAQ's
Steps for a successful demo:
Install the program (ALWAYS UNINSTAL previous vers. & EXIT WINDOWS)
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1 - "Convert" sample PCL to PCX format. (DO NOT "VIEW PCL", yet!)
2 - "View Image" the sample PCX files converted.
If you do not get an exact match of the printer output:
Check your .LOG file for error messages.
Run PCLCODES to see what the PCL is looking for.
Make sure all your preferences are set properly.
Try again.
3 - "Convert" sample PCL to PMF vector format.
4 - "View Image" the sample PMF vector files converted.
If you do not get an exact match of the printer output:
Check your .LOG file for error messages.
Run PCLCODES to see what the PCL is looking for.
Make sure all your preferences are set properly.
Try again.
5 - Repeat steps 1-4 with your PCL files. They must be able to be
printed using the "copy filename.pcl /b prn" command. If you
can't get the desired results, send us the zipped PCL file.
6 - Before you do a "VIEW PCL", you must go to "SEARCH" and run
a "Low-Level Index" on the file(s) you are going to 'view'.
Once indexed, "VIEW PCL" the file in both bitmap and vector
formats.
If we can ascertain that we can convert your PCL properly, the
rest of the evaluation is optional depending on what features
you will require for your application.
PLEASE DO NOT WRITE CODE BEFORE YOU ARE SURE THAT THE PCLTOOL
PROGRAM CAN CORRECTLY CONVERT AND VIEW YOUR PCL FILE.
All Versions output proprietary .WMF Files with a .PMF extension
which can only be opened by the viewer in our program. Only our
custom license versions will convert directly to .WMF.
The Univers Condensed and Letter Gothic fonts are not included. You
must download them from the website, if you find that you need
them to process your PCL files.
ALWAYS LOW-LEVEL INDEX A FILE BEFORE YOU "PCL VIEW" IT!
Read the icon-launchable APPLICATION Notes covering the following topics:
* How to set-up an View PCL, generate an Index by Location and port
to a CDROM for archiving the PCL with a pre-generated index.
* How to use PCLTool with the ACORD Insurance Industry Forms.
* How to set-up PCLTool for PCL using "T" Cart. Tax Fonts.
* How to set-up PCLTool for PCL forms from Bankers Systems, Inc.
* How to set-up PCLTool for PCL forms from VMP.
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II. Development Path
List of Future Enhancements
List of Enhancements to Next Scheduled Release
Release Notes (for each version)
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IMPORTANT NOTICE (DEMO VERSIONS ONLY)
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A. Windows MetaFiles (.WMF): The Windows MetaFiles generated by the
DEMO VERSION of PCLTool have special headers that can ONLY BE READ
by the viewing/printing .DLL provided and are refered to as
PageTech Metafiles (.PMF). The .WMF files generated (.PMF) follow
all other Windows GDI standards and only the headers are changed
for the purposes of protecting our DEMO VERSION.
THE .WMF FILES GENERATED CANNOT BE USED WITH OTHER WINDOWS
PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT .WMF FORMAT.
This feature is designed to protect our DEMO VERSION from unauthorized
use. However, it also provides the following benefits in the
production version of PCLTools:
1. Licensees can elect to use this feature to protect their forms and
reports from unauthorized use, modification & reverse engineering.
2. This includes situations where end users will want to use forms
licensed for one application in some third party application.
3. Licensees can protect themselves from the technical support
generated by end users trying to use forms from their application
in third party products.
B. TRUETYPE Typefaces: The TrueType typefaces provided in the DEMO
VERSION have missing characters to protect them from unauthorized
use. The production versions will be compatible with:
HP LJ III resident fonts will use symbol set PC-850, code page 437.
Other symbol sets can be generated via the FONTMOVE Utility
(WINFMOVD.EXE).
Tax fonts are compatible with tax forms from Nelco and CPSystems.
We also have tax fonts compatible with CLR/Fast-Tax.
HP LJ4 / Windows Resident TrueType fonts are actually converted
from those found in users \Windows\System directory into our
FastFont format for use during the conversion process.
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II. Development Path
PCLTools is the type of utility that will be in a constant state of
development. Almost every licensee has a unique problem to solve that
often requires adding new features or additional emulation support. So
as, to let you know the direction that we have planned for the product,
a list of planned enhancements is provided.
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R E L E A S E 4.5 (12/15/97)
What's New From PCLTool SDK V4.41 to PCLTool SDK V4.5
==========================================================================
If you purchased V.4.41 after 9/15/97 are entitled to a FREE UPGRADE!
************************ Fixed/Enhanced ********************************
Documentation Prog. Guide and Users Manual have been improved
PCLCVT Added two new custom batch conversions (-x and -y).
PCLPTR PCLPTR (PCLPTR32) reads all of the Preferences in the
PTCNVRT.INI (PTC32) file and performs batch printing from
the Windows command line.
Printer Calib. PCLTool and PCLPTR(PCLPTR2) no print a Printer Calibration
Sheet for the end user to use to input printer calibration
values to print PCL to non-PCL Windows printers. The values
update the PTCNVRT.INI (PTC32) preference file.
Symbol Sets Limited support for the Windows Latin 1 (FFW1.SYM) symbol set.
Memory Mapping PTC32.DLL now uses virtual memory mapping when generating
.PIX and .HIX index files. This is important to users with
PCL files over 120 Mbytes in length.
Font Handling Support for scalable monospaced fonts selected by CPI only
(not by point size).
Large Files We have added the following functions to accommodate the
handling of PCL files with greater than 20Mb in size or
greater than 9999 pages to convert to single page files:
pclSetLargePageNumbers - For files with > 9999 pages.
pclSetPageTracking - To increase batch conversion speed.
Ltr. Gothic The Letter Gothic fonts found on LaserJet 4's and above have
been added to the font map [Base] section - HPLTH, HPLTHB and
HPLTHI (Bold Italic is derived). The fonts are listed in the
FONTMOVE (WINFMOVE.EXE) Utility, but to economize on install
disk space they are EXCLUDED. If you find that you need them,
download them from the web site or ask for them.
Univers Cond. The Univers Condensed fonts found on LaserJet IIIsi's and
above have been added to the font map [Base] section - HPDXC,
HPDXCB, HPDXCI and HPDXC2. The fonts are listed in the
FONTMOVE (WINFMOVE.EXE) Utility, but to economize on install
disk space they are EXCLUDED. If you find that you need them,
download them from the web site or ask for them.
FastPrint Fixed the Fast Print feature to include the macro PCL needed
when printing any page that just has a macro ID.
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End of RELEASE NOTE