Output Format Prefix Reference

An output-format prefix passed to PrinterName selects the output type together with the destination.

For example:

Prefix

Example

Description

No Prefix

HP4050PS

Direct printing to the specified printer. Supply a printer name as defined on Windows or Linux/UNIX (CUPS). Use "\\server\printername" for shared network printers, "printername" for local printers or leave the printer name empty for the default printer. An explicitly selected printer type is retained.
With the default output type:
On Windows the PrinterType Win32 is used (direct printing via GDI-calls).
On Linux/UNIX the PrinterType Cups is used (same as the PostScriptPrinter type).

PDFFile:

PDFFile:C:\Temp\out.pdf

PDF-output is stored in C:\temp\out.pdf

PDF:

PDF:C:\Temp\out.pdf

PDF-output is stored in C:\temp\out.pdf

PDFA:

PDFA:C:\Temp\out.pdf

PDF/A-output is stored in C:\temp\out.pdf

HTML:

HTML:C:\Temp\out.html

HTML-output stored in C:\temp\out.html and automatically named subfolders

PS:

PS:C:\Temp\out.ps

PostScript-output is stored in C:\temp\out.ps

PSPRINTER:

PSPRINTER:HP4050PS

Direct printing to the printer specified. The printer must support PostScript. On Windows, you can use a generic text-only printer driver.

TXT:

TXT:C:\temp\out.txt

Plain text output is stored in C:\temp\out.txt

TXTPRINTER:

TXTPRINTER:ZEBRA4M

Direct printing to the printer specified. The output is plain text and may contain printer control sequences. On Windows, you can use a generic text-only printer driver.

REPO:

REPO:PrinterName

Direct printing to the printer specified in the Repository.

IMGBMP:

IMGBMP:C:\temp\out.bmp

The BMP image file named out.bmp is stored in C:\temp. One file is generated per output page; see One File per Page for numbering and filename patterns.

IMGGIF:

IMGGIF:C:\temp\out.gif

The GIF image file named out.gif is stored in C:\temp. One file is generated per output page; see One File per Page for numbering and filename patterns.

IMGJPG:

IMGJPG:C:\temp\out.jpg

The JPG image file named out.jpg is stored in C:\temp. One file is generated per output page; see One File per Page for numbering and filename patterns.

IMGPCX:

IMGPCX:C:\temp\out.pcx

The PCX image file named out.pcx is stored in C:\temp. One file is generated per output page; see One File per Page for numbering and filename patterns.

IMGPNG:

IMGPNG:C:\temp\out.png

The PNG image file named out.png is stored in C:\temp. One file is generated per output page; see One File per Page for numbering and filename patterns.

IMGTGA:

IMGTGA:C:\temp\out.tga

The TGA image file named out.tga is stored in C:\temp. One file is generated per output page; see One File per Page for numbering and filename patterns.

IMGTIF:

IMGTIF:C:\temp\out.tif

The TIF image file named out.tif is stored in C:\temp. One file is generated per output page; see One File per Page for numbering and filename patterns.

IMGMULTITIF:

IMGMULTITIF:C:\temp\out.tif

The TIF image file named out.tif is stored in C:\temp. All pages are stored in a single output file.

ZPL:

ZPL:C:\temp\out.zpl

ZPL-II output (suitable for ZEBRA printers) is stored in C:\temp\out.zpl.

ZPLPRINTER:

ZPLPRINTER:ZEBRA4M

Direct printing in ZPL-II format to the operating system printer named ZEBRA4M. The printer must support ZPL-II. You can use a generic text-only printer driver. This output type is supported under Microsoft Windows only.

ZUGFERD:

ZUGFERD:C:\Temp\out.pdf

ZUGFeRD-output is stored in C:\temp\out.pdf. Requires a ZUGFeRD invoice XML file, supplied either through the SDK option zugferd-xml (Print Options) or using the layout's ZUGFeRD-XML report property in TFORMer Designer.

SVG:

SVG:C:\Temp\out.svg

SVG-output is stored in C:\temp\out.svg. One file is generated per output page; see One File per Page for numbering and filename patterns.

SVGZ:

SVGZ:C:\Temp\out.svgz

SVGZ-output is stored in C:\temp\out.svgz. One file is generated per output page; see One File per Page for numbering and filename patterns.

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