File operations

This page applies to Harlequin v13.1r0 and later; and to Harlequin MultiRIP but not Harlequin Core

If an input plugin needs to access a file to get information for the RIP's use, we recommend that the plugin generate PostScript language fragments to open and process the file using PostScript language filing operators, since filing system operations within the RIP have been optimized.

Also, if the file data is to be transformed before being presented to the interpreter, the transformation should be implemented as a PostScript language filter. See Filters .