The first returned result should point to a page from where the analyzer can be downloaded. It can be found by going to and then enter "afpan" into the Search box at the top. The AFP Datastream Analyzer is a command line program that decodes AFP datastreams.
It basically contains the same processing engine as the viewer plug-in above.
A little better might be to install the InfoPrint AFP Workbench.The first returned result should point to a page from where the viewer can be downloaded. It can be found by going to and then enter "AFP Viewer" into the Search box at the top. The AFP Viewer Internet Explorer plug-in allows viewing of.Some free tools are also available to help. Information for joining the AFPC is available on the website. The AFP Consortium provides a validator tool to Members for AFP Interchange Set 3.
The most recent MO``:DCA, IPDS and other references are free and downloadable in PDF format.įor those who don't have access to an IBM AFP environment it is very difficult to verify the correctness of any generated MO``:DCA document.To generate MO``:DCA documents (datastreams in the AFP language) one needs the relevant specifications. Presentation Text Object Content Architecture (PTOCA), which is used to define text information.Image Object Content Architecture (IOCA), which is used to represent image information such as scanned pictures.Graphics Object Content Architecture (GOCA), which is used to represent pictures generated by a computer, commonly referred to as computer graphics.The term Mixed in the MO`:DCA architecture does provide and carry references to external font objects. The following text is taken from:ĭata Stream & Object Architectures: MO``:DCA Reference (SC31-6802-06)Ī mixed object document is the collection of data objects that comprise the document's content, and the resources and formatting specifications that dictate the processing functions to be performed on the content. This architecure is called MO``:DCA (Mixed Object Document Content Architecture). When it comes to the FOP AFP Renderer it only deals with creating documents conforming to the AFP document architecture. IBMs Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) has been described as “a document architecture, a printer dialog and datastream, and a process for fully system managing printing.” Unfortunately that doesn't tell much and seems to be typical marketing language.