Hello,

I have some questions about handling PDF file in VIPP. Are they any ways to call PDF file in VIPP (with 'scall', 'icall')? I want to know ways to use PDF files in VIPP code. If there is no way now, I want to know whether there will be plans for this in the next version.

Thanks,

Today the answer is Yes/No. Today the PDF files need to be converted. The VI Interpreter CD and the VI Designer contain a VIPP Resource Converter utility. This utility batch converts PDF files or Word Docs to PS - a resource VIPP can handle.

Another way to go woulf be look at the new VIPP Pro Publisher tool (Have you heard of this tool?). The VIPP Pro Publisher is a plug-in to Adobe InDesign CS3 or CS4. You can download a trial by going to the www.xerox.com web site and search for VIPP Pro Publisher. This is a dellimited file type GUI design tool that runs as a plug-in to Adobe InDesign - on a PC or Mac.

You can use any resource type that InDesign supports as static items, such as background images, etc. When you export the final job, we generate a VI Project container file (.vpc) and we automatically convert static elements to EPS files for VIPP ingestion.

Thanks for your answer. Yes, I've already known VIPP Pro Publisher and Resource converter.
but Is there any way to use PDF file without converting just with commands?

Not today.

In the past I have been able to use a PDF as a .seg. for the most part a PDF is an EPS in a new wrapper.

so just change doc.pdf to doc.seg