Using Mobius Metacode Print Streams
You can use Mobius to archive Metacode print streams and also use Docupresentment to retrieve archived Metacode print streams and produce or present PDF files.
You can retrieve the archived Metacode print streams using Mobius' ViewDirect APIs. The ViewDirect APIs are built to communicate with the Mainframe Mobius Archive via TCP/IP. If you license the Mobius' ViewDirect APIs, you can write a custom rule to retrieve your archived Metacode print streams.
To do this, include these options in your FSISYS.INI file for MRG2FAP utility (and Studio):
< PrtType:XER >
OutMode = MOBIUS
< Loader:MOBIUS >
Desc = Mobius Metacode files (*.MET)
Func = XERLoadMobius
Module = XEROS2
< Loaders >
Loader = MOBIUS
< Control >
Mobius = XER
Where XER is the printer control group that contains the Mobius Metacode information.
To use the Mobius Metacode loader in Docupresentment, use the same MTCLoadFormset rule you would use to load a Documerge Metacode print stream.
To specify a Mobius Metacode print stream, instead of a Documerge print stream, the Xerox printer control group must include this INI option:
< PrtType:XER >
OutMode = MOBIUS
Metacode print streams retrieved from a Mobius archive have a special record blocking scheme and use special comment records to indicate the fonts used. This version adds support for reading Metacode print streams retrieved from a Mobius archives.
Use XERLoadDocuMerge as the loader function. It checks for an OutMode setting of MRG2, MRG4, or ELIXIR. You must add MOBIUS to the list of allowed OutMode settings and you must add your Mobius comment checking to XERLoadMet, when the OutMode option is set to MOBIUS.
Notes
- The loader functions convert a particular type of file, such as a PCL print stream, a Metacode print stream, an RTF file, and so on, into an internally formatted file. Once converted, the system can then do a variety of things with that file, like display it in Studio, print it on a supported printer, or save it as another type of file, such as a FAP file, RTF file, or a print stream file.
- The loader included in this version can also be used in other Documaker products. For instance, Studio can use it to load Mobius Metacode, then display, modify, and save the result as a FAP file or print to a supported printer. It can also be used by the METDUMP utility to dump information about the Mobius Metacode print stream.
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