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Gordon.dye at 19:07, 12 January 2020

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	Name= PDF:/program-name [,PrintFile= ...]		Name= PDF:/program-name [,PrintFile= ...]

	A background PDF file may be specified in the printed output as		A background PDF file may be specified '''in the printed output''' as
	\Epdf='page_number,pdf-filename'.		\Epdf='page_number,pdf-filename'.
	As with similar NWP escape sequences, \Epdf= is case sensitive, but the pdf-filename is not.		As with similar NWP escape sequences, \Epdf= is case sensitive, but the pdf-filename is not.

John: /* Print Font Stretching */

2016-12-09T20:10:24Z

Print Font Stretching

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	When the PDF printing facility was developed, there was a problem getting PDF to print exactly like NWP and PCL when fixed width fonts were used. This was partly because early in NWP development, the fixed width fonts were stretched vertically for maximum legibility. However, in version 4.2 a default font more like PCL was used to print in both NWP and PDF.		When the PDF printing facility was developed, there was a problem getting PDF to print exactly like NWP and PCL when fixed width fonts were used. This was partly because early in NWP development, the fixed width fonts were stretched vertically for maximum legibility. However, in version 4.2 a default font more like PCL was used to print in both NWP and PDF.

	However, the older stretched fonts were favored again because of their superior legibility. This stretching of fixed width fonts can be disabled with OPTION 68.		However, the older stretched fonts were favored again because of their superior legibility. This stretching of fixed width fonts can be disabled with [[OPTION]] 68.

	As of 4.3, Courier New is the default font. pdflib4-Win32.dll adds support for this stretching to PDF capabilities.		As of 4.3, Courier New is the default font. pdflib4-Win32.dll adds support for this stretching to PDF capabilities.

John at 14:57, 22 November 2016

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	The 1.6, 2.0, 2.6 are ratios. For Courier New the 1.6 means that the font is 1.6 times as high as it is wide. PCL measures all fixed width fonts in width and calculates the height based on these ratios. So for Courier New a 10 CPI font would be 1.6 * (1 / 10)(CPI) * 72 (points per inch) = 11.52 points. Actually the ratio for Courier New appears to be 1.66666666. This would mean that 1.66666666 * (1/10) * 72 = 12 points.		The 1.6, 2.0, 2.6 are ratios. For Courier New the 1.6 means that the font is 1.6 times as high as it is wide. PCL measures all fixed width fonts in width and calculates the height based on these ratios. So for Courier New a 10 CPI font would be 1.6 * (1 / 10)(CPI) * 72 (points per inch) = 11.52 points. Actually the ratio for Courier New appears to be 1.66666666. This would mean that 1.66666666 * (1/10) * 72 = 12 points.

	~~See also [[Creating a PDF]].~~

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John at 14:56, 22 November 2016

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	To create a PDF file specify in the print file OPEN statement: Name= PDF:/ [,PrintFile= ...] If printfile is not specified, BR creates a PDF file in the spool directory.		To create a PDF file specify in the print file [[OPEN]] statement: Name= PDF:/ [,PrintFile= ...] If printfile is not specified, BR creates a PDF file in the spool directory.

	To create a PDF file and send it to the user’s Windows program associated with PDF files (such as Adobe Acrobat): Name= PDF:/READER [,PrintFile= ...] This is the same as creating a PDF file and then double clicking it.		To create a PDF file and send it to the user’s Windows program associated with PDF files (such as Adobe Acrobat): Name= PDF:/READER [,PrintFile= ...] This is the same as creating a PDF file and then double clicking it.

John at 14:55, 22 November 2016

2016-11-22T14:55:17Z

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	A '''PDF''' or '''Portable Document Format''' document ([[wikipedia:Portable Document Format]]) can be created with [[32 bit]] versions of Business Rules! [[4.2]] and higher.		A '''PDF''' or '''Portable Document Format''' document ([[wikipedia:Portable Document Format]]) can be created with [[32 bit]] versions of Business Rules! [[4.2]] and higher.


			To create a PDF file specify in the print file OPEN statement: Name= PDF:/ [,PrintFile= ...] If printfile is not specified, BR creates a PDF file in the spool directory.

			To create a PDF file and send it to the user’s Windows program associated with PDF files (such as Adobe Acrobat): Name= PDF:/READER [,PrintFile= ...] This is the same as creating a PDF file and then double clicking it.

			To create a PDF file and send it to a specified program or batch file: Name= PDF:/program-name [,PrintFile= ...]

	This is not the same facility as [[NWP]]. However it supports all of the NWP syntax with the following exceptions:		This is not the same facility as [[NWP]]. However it supports all of the NWP syntax with the following exceptions:

John at 15:04, 23 September 2016

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	A '''PDF''' or '''Portable Document Format''' document ([[wikipedia:Portable Document Format]]) can be created with Business Rules! [[4.2]] and higher.		A '''PDF''' or '''Portable Document Format''' document ([[wikipedia:Portable Document Format]]) can be created with [[32 bit]] versions of Business Rules! [[4.2]] and higher.

	This is not the same facility as [[NWP]]. However it supports all of the NWP syntax with the following exceptions:		This is not the same facility as [[NWP]]. However it supports all of the NWP syntax with the following exceptions:

Laura at 21:30, 7 June 2015

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	To create a PDF file specify in the print file [[OPEN]] statement:		To create a PDF file specify in the print file [[OPEN]] statement:
	Name= PDF:/ [,PrintFile= ...]		Name= PDF:/ [,PrintFile= ...]

			Printfile can be used to name your PDF.

	If printfile is not specified, BR creates a PDF file in the spool directory.		If printfile is not specified, BR creates a PDF file in the spool directory.

Laura at 19:09, 23 September 2014

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Laura at 16:24, 23 September 2014

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	This CONFIG statement causes BR to translate “Name= PDF:/READER” to		This CONFIG statement causes BR to translate “Name= PDF:/READER” to
	“Name=PDF:/adobe-reader-alternate”.		“Name=PDF:/adobe-reader-alternate”.

			PDF support was added to the MAC version in 4.2.

	===Print Font Stretching===		===Print Font Stretching===

Laura at 17:42, 20 September 2014

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 This CONFIG statement causes BR to translate “Name= PDF:/READER” to
 “Name=PDF:/adobe-reader-alternate”.
 See also [[Creating a PDF]].
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	*We are restricted to true type fonts only.		*We are restricted to true type fonts only.

	~~A couple of the more exciting characteristics of this new~~ printing ~~facility are the~~ relatively compact output file sizes and the ability to overprint PDF forms.		PDF printing provides relatively compact output file sizes and the ability to overprint PDF forms.

	This feature requires the [[PDFLIB.DLL]] to be present in the BR directory.		This feature requires the [[PDFLIB.DLL]] to be present in the BR directory.

	To create a PDF file specify in the print file [[OPEN]] statement:		To create a PDF file specify in the print file [[OPEN]] statement:
	Name= PDF:/ [,PrintFile= ...]		Name= PDF:/ [,PrintFile= ...]
	If printfile is not specified, BR creates a PDF file in the spool directory.		If printfile is not specified, BR creates a PDF file in the spool directory.

	To create a PDF file and send it to the user’s Windows program associated with PDF files (such as Adobe Acrobat):		To create a PDF file and send it to the user’s Windows program associated with PDF files (such as Adobe Acrobat):
	Name= PDF:/READER [,PrintFile= ...]		Name= PDF:/READER [,PrintFile= ...]
	This is the same as creating a PDF file and then double clicking it.		This is the same as creating a PDF file and then double clicking it.

	To create a PDF file and send it to a specified program or batch file:		To create a PDF file and send it to a specified program or batch file:
	Name= PDF:/program-name [,PrintFile= ...]		Name= PDF:/program-name [,PrintFile= ...]

	A background PDF file may be specified in the printed output as		A background PDF file may be specified in the printed output as
	\Epdf='page_number,pdf-filename'.		\Epdf='page_number,pdf-filename'.
	As with similar NWP escape sequences, \Epdf= is case sensitive, but the pdf-filename is not.		As with similar NWP escape sequences, \Epdf= is case sensitive, but the pdf-filename is not.

	A [[CONFIG]] [[statement]] may override the default Windows PDF reader (typically Adobe Acrobat):		A [[CONFIG]] [[statement]] may override the default Windows PDF reader (typically Adobe Acrobat):
	PDF_READER adobe-reader-alternate		PDF_READER adobe-reader-alternate
	This CONFIG statement causes BR to translate “Name= PDF:/READER” to		This CONFIG statement causes BR to translate “Name= PDF:/READER” to
	“Name=PDF:/adobe-reader-alternate”.		“Name=PDF:/adobe-reader-alternate”.