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File Formats: AFP/PTOCA/MODCA/IM1 Formats

The AFP format is part of IBM's document imaging system. It is a raster format, created to add enhanced formatting and indexing capabilities to documents for print applications in finance, retail, insurance and other industries.

AFP/PTOCA

LEAD provides support for the user to open MODCA/PTOCA or AFP/PTOCA documents.
This format is supported by the IBM plug in.
This file format does not support stamps or Lossless JPEG compression, but it does support multipage files.
LEADTOOLS supports methods that let you set the DPI for the opened image file. Refer to the PTK Options.

IM1(AFP Image Object)

IM Image Object is a migration form of the image object that was supported in AFP environments. IM1 image objects are resolution-dependent, bi-level and cannot be compressed or scaled.
This file format does not support stamps, Lossless JPEG compression, or multipage files.
This file format is supported by the AFP Viewer.
This file format supports gray scale sub-format.

File Constants

File constants associated with this file format are:

Constant	Read Support	Write Support	Description
Afp	24 BPP	See note	This format is part of IBM's document imaging system.
Afp IM1	1 BPP	See note	IM 1 uncompressed AFP

Required DLLs

Leadtools.Codecs.Afp.Dll for AFP/PTOCA and Leadtools.Codecs.Raw.dll for IM1.

For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Note

Currently, for AFP/MODCA LEADTOOLS does not save AFP documents, but these documents can be saved to IOCA. AFP/MODCA files can be converted to various document file formats types, such as PDF or DOCX using [LEADTOOLS Document Writer] DLLs.

LEADTOOLS SDK Platform and Application-Specific Redistributables

	Description
Application-Specific	For LEADTOOLS SDK core redistributables requirement of the exact assemblies and libraries to use on a specific platform and application, refer to the Files to be Included.
Application-Java-Specific	For LEADTOOLS SDK core redistributables requirement of the exact assemblies and libraries to use on Java platforms and applications, refer to the Files to be Included and Files to be Included with your Java Application.
Assembly Directory	For LEADTOOLS SDK installation directory information, refer to Installation Directory.
Licensing	For licensing information, refer to LEADTOOLS Runtime Licensing and LEADTOOLS Runtime Licensing FAQ