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OVL2FAP

Use the OVL2FAP utility to convert an OVL (IBM AFP overlay) file into a FAP file.

Program names

Windows: OVL2FAPW.EXE

Syntax

OVL2FAPW /I /X /T /O

Parameter	Description
/I	Enter the name of the OVL file.
/X	Enter the name of the font cross-reference (FXR) file.
/T	Enter the path where the utility should look for the IBMXREF.TBL file.
/O	Enter the name of the FAP file if different than input file name.

The OVL2FAP utility requires the following files be present:

?.FXR
IBMXREF.TBL (This file contains pairs of coded font names and character set names, without prefixes. It is not included with Documaker applications.)

The OVL2FAP utility is the opposite of the FAP2OVL utility. The OVL2FAP utility converts an AFP overlay printer resource file into a FAP file. In addition to the OVL AFP overlay file, you must also specify the font cross-reference (FXR) file which contains the AFP fonts used.

Example

Here is an example:

OVL2FAP /I=AFPBAT1 /X=REL121SM

This command creates a file named AFPBAT1.FAP.

Note

Be sure the OVL file used is one used for AFP and not PCL. To be sure that the correct file type is being used, open the OVL file in an editor that supports hex mode. If the first byte is “1B” then the OVL is for a PCL printer. If the first byte is 5A, the correct OVL is being used.