AFP Print Streams

AFP is a printer control language for AFP-compatible printers. There are several different forms of AFP:

AFP mixed mode: a mix of line printer data and AFP records
AFP line data: a data file with an associated map (PAGEDEF) that tells the printer where to put each data field on the page AFPDS A series of print commands in compact form

An AFP record contains one or more AFP commands. There are many different types of AFP commands. Each command has a specified layout and associated data. You can use Enrichment to modify the contents of these commands or add new AFP records. Modification of commands is normally done with a field replacement process. New records are automatically added when you use the Add group tags. However, you can format records and add them yourself using a variety of methods.

Note: You can use Enrichment Visual Engineer’s Explain function to view and get more information on the AFP commands in a print stream.

Given that AFP is an IBM printer control language and is normally associated with mainframe systems, AFP files are normally in EBCDIC format.

Refer to your IBM documentation for more information on AFP commands.