AFPIN filter GUI reference

The AFPIN filter converts AFPDS input to an internal XML format. The converted input is sent to a PreformatIN Event for processing.

You can use the keywords listed below in the settings file.

Settings
Settings file name	The settings file to be used. Keyword: AFP_SETTINGS_FILE
Font paths	The AFP font resources to be used, for example: C:/AFPRes/*.300;D:/Res/X0*;./External/Fonts Keyword: AFP_FONT_PATHS
Image paths	The AFP image resources to be used, for example: C:/Images/;C:/AFPRes/*.psg;./External/Images Keyword: AFP_IMAGE_PATHS
Overlay paths	The AFP overlay resources to be used, for example: ./External/Overlays;C:/AFPRes/*.ove Keyword: AFP_OVERLAY_PATHS
Resource group paths	The AFP external resource groups to be used, for example: ./External/ResGroup;C:/AFPRes/*.grp Keyword: AFP_RESGROUP_PATHS
Default resources paths	The AFP default external resources to be used, for example: ./External;C:/Overlays/;C:/Fonts/;D:/Res/ Keyword: AFP_DEFAULTRES_PATHS
User GCGID map file name	The GCGID mapping file to be used. Keyword: AFP_USER_GCGID_MAP_FILENAME
GCGID generic masks	The GCGID generic masks to be used, for example: U000%04X;X000%04X;UNIC%04X Keyword: AFP_GCGID_GENERIC_MASKS
Font mapping file name	The font mapping file to be used. Keyword: AFP_FONT_MAPPING_FILENAME
Default codepage name	The default code page to be used. If not specified here or in a settings file, IBM CP 500 is used. Keyword: AFP_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE_NAME
Default font name	The default TrueType font to be used. If not specified here or in a settings file, Courier New is used. Keyword: AFP_DEFAULT_FONT_NAME
Default font size	The default font size in points to be used. If not specified here or in a settings file, 10 is used. Keyword: AFP_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE
Default character	The default character to be used. If not specified here or in a settings file, the space character (Unicode X20) is used. Keyword: AFP_DEFAULT_CHARACTER
External formdef	The external AFP form definition to be used, for example: C:/AFPRes/F1FMDEF If you only specify the file name, and not the path, the paths specified for default external resources are searched. Note: The external form definition is only used when the Ignore inline formdef is set to Yes or form definition is not available in the inline resource group. Keyword: AFP_EXTERNAL_FORMDEF
Ignore inline formdef	Specifies if the inline AFP form definition in the document resource group should be ignored. Yes – The inline form definition is ignored. No – The inline form definition is used. <Default> – If not specified in a settings file, the inline form definition is used. Keyword: AFP_IGNORE_INLINE_FORMDEF
Capture page TLE	Specifies if AFP TLEs on page level should be captured and converted to variables. See also Capturing and reusing AFP objects. Yes – The TLEs are captured. No – The TLEs are ignored. <Default> – If not specified in a settings file, the TLEs are captured. Keyword: AFP_CAPTURE_PAGE_TLE
Capture page group TLE	Specifies if AFP page group and document TLEs should be captured and converted to variables. See also Capturing and reusing AFP objects. Yes – The TLEs are captured. No – The TLEs are ignored. <Default> – If not specified in a settings file, the TLEs are captured. Keyword: AFP_CAPTURE_PG_GROUP_TLE
Capture BNG names	Specifies if BNG (Begin Named Group) names should be captured and converted to page property AFP_BNG_NAME available for re-use. See also Capturing and reusing AFP objects. Yes – The BNG names are captured. No – The BNG names are ignored. <Default> – If not specified in a settings file, the BNG names are ignored. Keyword: AFP_CAPTURE_BNG_NAMES
NOP masks	Masks used for extracting NOP records. Use the following syntax: [apf_level]:[starts_with]:<property_name>[;] apf_level – The level where the NOP is extracted. If not specified, NOPs for all levels are extracted. Available levels are BGN and BPG. starts_with – Initial pattern of the NOP value to extract. If not specified, all available NOPs are extracted. property_name – Name of the variable that will contain the NOP. You can not use the following as variable names. The names are restricted to page description in the LXF file: • PAGEDUPLEX • PAGETRAY • PAGEBIN • PAGEORIENTATION • PAGEMEDIA • PAGEWIDTH • PAGEHEIGHT • MEDIUMMAP • MEDIAORIENT • AFP_BNG_NAME For more information and examples, see Extracting NOP records. Keyword: AFP_NOP_MASKS=[apf_level]:[starts_with]: <property_name>[;]
Use name referencing for missing overlays	Specifies how missing AFP overlays should be handled. Yes – If an overlay in the internal LXF format with the same name is available, it replaces the missing overlay. No – The missing overlay is ignored. <Default> – If not specified in a settings file, the missing overlay is ignored. Keyword: AFP_USE_NAME_REF_FOR_MISSING_OVERLAYS
Use name referencing for missing images	Specifies how missing AFP images should be handled. Yes – If an image with the same name in PNG, TIFF or JPG format exists, it replaces the missing image. No – The missing image is ignored. <Default> – If not specified in a settings file, the missing overlay is ignored. Keyword: AFP_USE_NAME_REF_FOR_MISSING_IMAGES
Default double byte mapping	Only applicable when double-byte fonts are used in the AFP input data. The default double-byte code point to be used. If not specified here or in a settings file, JAPANESE is used. Keyword: AFP_DEFAULT_DOUBLE_BYTE_MAPPING
SDF binary output	The internal document format to be used. Yes – The binary LXF format SDF is used. No – The text based LXF format is used. <Default> – If not specified in a settings file, the text based LXF format is used. Keyword: AFP_SDF_BINARY_OUTPUT