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<title>AFP-to-ASCII transform function</title>
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<h4 id="rzaluhptafp2ascii">AFP-to-ASCII transform function</h4>
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<p>The AFP-to-ASCII transform function supports AFP™ font, text, bar code commands, as well
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as double-byte code pages and fonts. The function works well with the following
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types of printers: </p>
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<li>IBM® Network printers and IBM Infoprint® printers</li>
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<li>HP laser and ink jet printers</li>
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<li>IBM pages printers</li></ul>
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<p>On other printers, images or bar code might not be supported by the AFP-to-ASCII
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transform function, and the text might not be positioned correctly.</p>
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<p><span class="bold">Bar codes</span></p>
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<p>A bar code is a predetermined pattern of bars and spaces that represent
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numeric or alphanumeric information in a machine readable form. Bar codes
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are commonly used in many applications including, item tracking, inventory
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control, point of sale operations, patient care, and so on.</p>
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<p>IBM's Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) data stream defines an architecture for
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presenting bar codes. Bar codes can be printed by using printer files and
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the BARCODE DDS keyword. They can also be printed by using the Advanced Function Presentation™ utilities. Bar code support works best on laser printers. Dot matrix
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printers and some ink jet printers do not support bar codes.</p>
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<p>The AFP-to-ASCII transform supports the following industry standard bar
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code types: </p>
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<li>Code 39, AIM USS-39</li>
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<li>MSI</li>
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<li>UPC/CGPC Version A</li>
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<li>UPC/CGPC Version E</li>
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<li>UPC Two-digit Supplemental</li>
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<li>UPC Five-digit Supplemental</li>
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<li>EAN-8</li>
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<li>EAN-13</li>
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<li>Industrial 2-of-5</li>
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<li>Matrix 2-of-5</li>
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<li>Interleaved 2-of-5</li>
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<li>Interleaved 2-of-5, AIM USS-1 2/5</li>
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<li>Codabar 2-of-7, AIM USS-Codabar</li>
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<li><img src="delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Code 128, AIM USS-128, UCC/EAN 128<img src="deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></li>
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<li>EAN Two-digit Supplemental</li>
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<li>EAN Five-digit Supplemental</li>
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<li>POSTNET</li>
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<li>PLANET</li>
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<li>Japan Postal</li>
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<li>Royal Mail</li>
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<li>Australian Postal 4-state</li>
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<li>Dutch Postal (KIX)</li>
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<li><img src="delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Data Matrix<img src="deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></li>
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<li><img src="delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />MaxiCode<img src="deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></li>
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<li><img src="delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />PDF417<img src="deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></li>
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<li><img src="delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />QR Code<img src="deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></li></ul>
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<p><span class="bold">Limitations of AFP-to-ASCII transform function</span></p>
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<p>Currently, the AFP to ASCII transform has the following limitations: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>It does not support graphics (GOCA) commands.</li>
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<li>It does not support multi-up printing.</li>
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<li>It does not provide support for computer output reduction (COR) printing.</li>
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<li>It ignores the fidelity attribute of the spooled file and always performs
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content printing.</li>
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<li>It can only produce 240 dpi images and 300 dpi images.</li>
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<li>It does not produce color bar codes or images (IM or IOCA).</li></ul>
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