PCLWorks Program

PCLWorks.exe Program is positioned for individual end users with low page volume applications and no custom scripting requirements.

PCLWorks has the following uses:

• Developer Tool: A very useful, time-saving and paper-saving tool for anyone working with HP PCL4, PCL5, PCL5e, PCL5c, PCL XL(PCL6) and PCL6 JetReady applications.
• Extract and normalize individual PCL pages for analysis.
• Split pages with the PCLWorks Convert dialog or with PCLSplit.exe.
• Optimize PCL files from the Modify PCL dialog or with Filter.exe.

• Troubleshooting Tool: Helps technical support personnel solve printer problems. It includes PCLCodes, the premier PCL debugging tool for the last 12 yrs.
• PCL Viewer: Preview your PCL before you print.
• Convert PCL to PDF, TIFF, XPS, PNG and other formats for emailing, web content, archiving or for distribution to third parties as a Portable Document or Browser-Ready Format.
• Print to Non-PCL Printers (like: HP DeskJets^®, Canon BubbleJets^®, Windows Only(GDI), PostScript^® and others).
• Logo/Signature/Overlay Creation Tool: Create PCL logos, signatures, letterheads, overlays and macros from TIFF or JPEG files with IMG2PCL.exe.
• Convert JPEG or TIFF to PDF format with IMG2PDF.exe.
• Convert JPEG or TIFF to XPS format with IMG2XPS.exe.
• Extract text from PCL for migration into other applications with TNXDUMPG.exe.
• Scanner Elimination or Avoidance - Convert printer output into TIFF format to bypass having to scan, edit, et al.
• Help Authoring Tool - Convert a sample of your application's printed output into BMP files for incorporation into Help files, etc.

Core PCLWorks Programs

• PCLCodes.exe: Utility program used to convert PCL files into readable text for purposes of troubleshooting and advanced font substitutions.
• PCLSplit.exe: Utility program that splits PCL print streams into smaller files by page count or by keyword or into single page files.
• FILTER.exe: Utility program to search and replace within a PCL print stream to make pre-conversion modifications or corrections to the file.
• IMG2PCL.exe: Utility program used to convert TIFF or JPEG image files into PCL for logo, signature, overlays and macros.
• IMG2PDF.exe: Utility program used to convert TIFF or JPEG image files into PDF for archiving or distribution.
• IMG2XPS.exe: Utility program used to convert TIFF or JPEG image files into XPS for archiving or distribution.
• TNXDUMPG.exe: Utility program to re-format the text extracted from a PCL file into various ASCII formats for data migration applications.

Pricing

PCLWorks Program is available for US $89 or PCLWorks Program Unlimited for US $157. If you upgrade to PCLTool SDK, a $50 credit can go towards the purchase price of PCLTool SDK.

Product Documentation

PCLWorks Program - Web Help

Programmer's Guide - Web Help

System Requirements

Compatibility: WinNT, Win2000, Win2003, WinXP and WinVista

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