PCLTool SDK is a collection of tools for converting PCL into a variety of formats: BMP, EMF (RAW), JPG, PCX, PDF Raster, PDF Vector, PMF, PNG, PWG, PCLm, TIF, WMF, and XPS. PCLTool SDK is unique in that it uses its internal font engine to rasterize fonts ‘on the fly,’ creating either bitmap files (PNG, TIF) at various resolutions or vector files (EMF, PDF) with TrueType fonts to match those resident fonts in Windows and in HP LaserJet Series IV.

PCLTool SDK allows users to search multi-page PCL print files with up to three text strings, generating a hit list of all the pages containing the found text strings. Users can then select which PCL pages on the hit list to extract, view, and/or print. The SDK can also generate an index of the text extracted from fixed field locations on the PCL page.

PCLTool SDK comes with a sample application program (PCLTool.exe) that exercises all of the functions of both DLLs provided. PTC32.dll converts the source PCL file into the target file format, creating a placeable and device-independent file. PTV32.dll can preview the converted file on the screen or print it to the current Windows printer driver.