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OVLCOMP Parameter Considerations

Please note that:

The /P and /W parameters are for PCL only.
The /P parameter must be used with the /W parameter.
The parameters used with the /F parameter are case sensitive.
The /L parameter tells the utility which DLL to use, such as AFPPRT, PCLW32, XERW32, or PSTW32.
The /F parameter tells the utility which print function to use, such as AFPPrint, PCLPrint, or XERPrint. These print function names are case sensitive.
The /U parameter specifies the type of printer. This is the same as the PrtType:XXX control group in the FSISYS.INI file. The XXX represents the printer type. For example, XER for Xerox, AFP for IBM's AFP printers, PCL for the many different PCL type printers such as HP, Optra, Lexmark, and PST for PostScript printers.
The /T parameter creates a print ready file to run a test print.
The /W parameter downloads PCL fonts that are used in the PCL test file being created.
The /N parameter suppresses error notification.
The /P parameter, used with the /W parameter, restores printer resident fonts.
The /H parameter combines many small Metacode records into one Metacode record to conserve space. This is often referred to as HMI.
The /VF parameter creates a print-ready sample file with variable fields filled with Xs to indicate the length of the field. For example, a variable field eight spaces long would appears as XXXXXXXX when printed.
The /C parameter turns on the color flag. For Xerox printers, set the PrinterInk option in the PrtType:XER control group in the FSISYS.INI file to the color you want all colored areas to be.

Note

Red, blue, or green are the only colors supported by Xerox. Blue is the default for Xerox. AFP printers do not support color. PCL printers use the colors specified in the FAP file (blue is blue, red is red, green is green, and so on). The PrinterInk option supports red, blue, green, ruby, violet, brown, gray, cardinal, royal, cyan, and magenta.