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Using the Type Option

Use the Type option to specify the type of file you want to import to speed processing. Enter T (TIFF) or P (PDF). If you omit this option, the system first looks for TIFF files. If it cannot find a TIFF file, it looks for a PDF file.

The system also automatically detects and imports the following file types:

Description

Extension

Adobe Flash 6.x and 7.x “text only”

.SWF

Adobe Photoshop

.PSD

Adobe Postscript (PS)

.PS

CCITT Group 3 Fax

.FAX

CompuServe Graphic Interchange Format

.GIF

Encapsulated PostScript

.EPS

Extensible Markup Language

.XML

HP Graphics Language

.HPG

Hypertext Markup Language

.HTM, .HTML

Microsoft Excel

.XLS

Microsoft Outlook Messages

.MSG

Microsoft Powerpoint

.PPT

Microsoft Word

.DOC

MIME-encoded email

.EML

OS/2 and Windows bitmap, cursor, and icon files

.BMP

Paintbrush

.DCX .PCX

Portable Bitmap/Graymap/Pixmap

.PBM, .PGM, .PPM

Portable Network Graphics

.PNG

Rich Text Format

.RTF

Text, including ANSI, UTF-8, and EBCDIC

.TXT

Windows Enhanced Metafile

.EMF

Windows Metafile

.WMF

X-Windows Pixmap

.XPM

The level of support varies from format to format.

Keep in mind:

AddMultiPageBitmap DAL(PDF_DAL.dal),Only(ODD),TYPE(P)

AddMultiPageBitmap DAL(PDF_DAL.dal),Only(ODD),TYPE(P)

Assume the first PDF file contains four pages and the second PDF file contains five pages.

After executing the two rules, there will be five pages in the form. The first four pages will have two images each (one from the first rule and one from the second) and the final page will contain the last image from the 5-image PDF file.

Be aware that the placement of those bitmap images on the page can make them overlap.

Note This rule supports long file names on 32-bit Windows operating systems. The full list of supported formats is not yet available on Windows 64-bit systems or on z/OS and beginning with release 12.2.1 the X Window System requirement no longer applies.