(v13) pgbencode
This page applies to Harlequin v13.1r0 and later; and to Harlequin MultiRIP but not Harlequin Core.
file pgbname
pgbencode
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Writes an ASCII85-encoded version of the page buffer file identified by pgbname to the file object file
file must be a file or filter opened for writing, not a filename).
The ASCII85-encoded version is suitable for reinsertion into the Output Controller using one of the pgbdecode...
family of procedures. A typical use of this procedure is prior to archiving or transmission to a remote proofing application. The conversion makes the file more robust against possible problems with line ending conversions.
Example:
/f (%os%myfile) (w) file def
f (00001000.PGB) pgbencode
f closefile