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FAP2AFP

Use this utility to compile a FAP file into an AFP print file.

The FAP2AFP utility generates an AFP print-ready file from the FAP file you specify. In addition to the name of the FAP file, you must also specify the font cross-reference (FXR) file used by the FAP file.

Program names

Syntax

FAP2AFPW /I /O /INI /X /VF /NORM /LIB /VER /REV

Parameter

Description

/I

Enter the name of the FAP file you want to compile. You can use asterisks (*) as wildcards to select multiple files.

Note that you cannot use asterisks if you include the /LIB parameter.

/O

(Optional) Enter the output file name and location. This can be different than input name. This default is the input name.

/INI

(Optional) Enter the name of the INI file. The default is FSIUSER.INI.

/X

(Optional) Enter the name of the font cross-reference (FXR) file. The default is the FXR file specified in the INI file.

/VF

(Optional) Add this parameter to print variable fields as template fields.

/NORM

(Optional) Add this parameter to create a normalized output file.

/LIB

(Optional) Enter the name of the library from which you want to retrieve the input FAP file.

If you omit the /VER and/or the /REV parameters, the utility retrieves the latest version and/or revision.

/VER

(Optional) Enter L to retrieve the latest version in the library or else enter a specific version number.

/REV

(Optional) Enter L to retrieve the latest revision in the library or else specify a specific revision number.

Note This utility is not case sensitive.