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object id
Purpose Assigns an ID to an object, such as a font, macro, or
pattern
Range 0-32767
Default 0
Format Integer
Notes The object ID can be used instead of the usual PCL
command to assign an ID. This ID is overwritten by
any ID assigned from the PCL print job, if present. If
neither a DOC command nor the PCL print job
specify an ID, the default ID of 0 is used. Identifiers
must be unique. If the ID matches an ID for an
existing object, that object is deleted and replaced by
the new object. If a %%IncludeFeature:remove
command precedes a %%IncludeFeature:install
command, the install command is ignored (these
two commands are mutually exclusive).
Notes All downloaded objects are by default temporary and will be
deleted at the end of a job unless Retain Temporary is set to On
or On Compatibility. If the file the %%IncludeFeature:install
command is attached to does not make its downloaded fonts
permanent or Retain Temporary is not set, then those objects
are removed from the disk when the job completes.
A downloaded font can be accessed only by its ID if the font is
stored in the current resource. Regardless of its resource, a font
can be selected by its attributes. Example A shows a pair of jobs
that will not produce the desired results (subjob 2 has only the
appearance of storing the font on disk). By contrast, examples B
and C show a pair of jobs that will produce the desired results.
Examples Example
A—Job 1
%!
%%IncludeFeature:emulation(pcl5) install(6 20)
%%EndComments
<ESC>)s#W<<
download font header
>><ESC>*c33E
<ESC>(s#W<<
char 33 data
>><ESC>*c34E
<ESC>(s#W<<
char 34 data
>>... <ESC>*c5F
Example
A—Job 2
<ESC>(20X
this text is NOT in the downloaded font...