PCL

PCL

When you see a reference to PCL in InterFormNG2, then it actually means PCL5c.

PCL is one of the file types/payloads, that can be handled by the InterFormNG2 workflow.

PCL5 is the printer language used, if you configure a printer in InterFormNG2 to use the mime type PCL.

For normal printing you should consider the Print component in the workflow.

Before you generate PCL output you can also use these workflow components to add more data into the merged output:

 

1.Extra PCL commands.

2.Extra PJL commands

 

PCL can also be the payload in the workflow, if you use the component, Create PCL document. You can then freely choose, if you e.g. want to store the PCL file in a folder with the To filesystem component or if you want to later set the printer and then finally print it out with the To printer component:

 

 

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