OPALE:10.0:Utilisation:Conversion PDF vers PDFA/en

Introduction

The command MAPPDFA converts a PDF to a PDF/A (Compatible PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2b, PDF/A-3b)

Prerequistes

This command is not included with the basic installation. A separated install package needed to be installed. When executing MAPPDFA, the MAPPING library must be online. (edtlibl)

The pdf input file must not contain licensed fonts. If so, the output file will contain dots instead of the actually text.

It is also recommanded not to have annotations and UTF16BE fonts inside the input PDF.

Installation

The setup in made of a SAVF containing the resources needed, the program and the MAPPDFA command. it needs to be restored in the QTEMP lib.

RSTOBJ OBJ(*ALL) SAVLIB(QTEMP) DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(QGPL/MAPPDFA) RSTLIB(QTEMP)

Then Execute the program by typing INSTALL + F4

Library destination :Lib where you will install the prog and command
Mapping Path : IFS mapping path folder (same path as the one defined in your configuration of your Mapping env (Example : /home/mapping)

The program is then installed in the destination lib as well as the resources in the xxx/mapping/bin and xxx/mapping/conf folders

Utilisation

Exemple 1 - Conversion du fichier simple_pdf.pdf en PDFA/1-b

MAPPDFA INFILE('/home/mapping/simple_pdf.pdf') TYPE(*PDFA1) OUTFILE('/home/mapping/pdfa1_pdf.pdf')

Example 2 - Convert a simple pdf file to a PDF/A2-b

MAPPDFA INFILE('/home/mapping/simple_pdf.pdf') TYPE(*PDFA2) OUTFILE('/home/mapping/pdfa2_pdf.pdf')

Example 3 - Convert a simple pdf file to a PDF/A3-b

MAPPDFA INFILE('/home/mapping/simple_pdf.pdf') TYPE(*PDFA2) OUTFILE('/home/mapping/pdfa3_pdf.pdf')