Xerox 721P88200 manual IPS application migration, Where do application resources reside?

4. IPS application migration

Now that you know more about AFP and how the DocuPrint IPS printers work, you can start printing your AFP applications to DocuPrint IPS printers. This chapter explains the steps required to modify an existing AFP application for printing to a Xerox DocuPrint IPS printer.

Where do application resources reside?

Resources reside in one or more libraries on the host system. For example, on a mainframe, you may store the page segments in a page segment library, the overlays in an overlay library, and so on. On an AS/400 or RS/6000, however, you may have one library that contains all resource files.

If you are running on a mainframe platform, Xerox recommends that you store your font resources in two separate libraries: one for 240 pel resolution fonts and one for 300 pel resolution fonts. This storage method should prevent overwriting fonts that have the same names but different resolutions.

If you are running on a platform that allows different file naming extensions, such as the RS/6000, you may store both 240 pel and 300 pel fonts in the same library. However, you should make sure that the different resolutions have different file extensions. For example, you might name font GT10 at 240 pel resolution IBMGT10.240; at 300 pel resolution, you might name this font IBMGT10.300.

To obtain optimal printer output quality, Xerox recommends that you use 300 dpi or pel resources. Note, however, that this recommendation does not apply to the DocuPrint 180 IPS because it uses the 600 by 2400 dpi enhanced resolution.

IBM recommends that customers use outline fonts. Outline fonts are independent of printer resolution.

Resource creation packages and programs

You can use any of several resource creation packages and programs to create new AFP resources or convert your existing AFP resources for use by DocuPrint IPS printers. This section lists some of the packages and programs offered by IBM, Elixir, ISIS, and PReS. For a brief listing of more products, refer to Appendix B, “Resource creation and conversion programs”.

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