Limitations When Printing to Vector File Formats

When printing from your application to a vector file format, only certain types of objects can be put into each of the various vector files.

For example, suppose your application is printing a page, which looks like this:

image\original.gif

When printing to a CGM file, which supports text and shape objects, but does not support raster objects, the output will appear like this:

image\target.gif

See the table below for a list of which objects are supported for each format.

 

Format

Raster

Shapes

Text

Notes

VEC

Supported

Supported

Supported

 

DWF

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Filling is not supported, - format restriction.

DXF

Supported

Supported

Supported

Filling is not supported, - format restriction.

CGM

Not supported

Supported

Supported

No raster, format - restriction

PLT

Not supported

Supported

Supported

No colors, no filling - format restriction.

PCT

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Elliptical arcs not supported.

DRW

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Elliptical arcs not supported.

WMF

Supported

Supported

Supported

 

EMF

Supported

Supported

Supported

 

GBR

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Two colors only, - format restriction

SHP

Not supported

Supported

Supported

No raster - format restriction

PRN

Supported

Supported

Supported

No colors, no filling - format restriction.

SVG

Supported

Supported

Supported

 

WPG

Supported

Supported

Supported