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Creatin Overlay File from PDF?
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Briefly:
(1) Open up the PDF file in (Acrobat) Reader or similar.
(2) 'Print to file' using an appropriate PCL5 printer (and hence printer driver).
(3) Remove from the generated file those sequences which would preclude its use as an overlay macro; examples of such would be: UEL escape sequences; PJL statements; PCL sequences which delete macros; etc.
(1) Open up the PDF file in (Acrobat) Reader or similar.
(2) 'Print to file' using an appropriate PCL5 printer (and hence printer driver).
(3) Remove from the generated file those sequences which would preclude its use as an overlay macro; examples of such would be: UEL escape sequences; PJL statements; PCL sequences which delete macros; etc.
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Most Windows printer drivers have a 'print to file' check box in the 'print' dialogue. If this is selected, it causes the printer driver to write all the data and control sequences to a selected file (you will be prompted to provide a full path name) instead of sending the data and control sequences to the target device.
If you are not using Windows, then I assume that other operating systems will provide similar facilities.
If you are not using Windows, then I assume that other operating systems will provide similar facilities.
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