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If you want to convert PXL/PCL to PDF, EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line will be a good assistant for you.

PCL (Printer Control Language) and PXL are two formats of print files created from any Windows application by simply “printing to file” with LaserJet-compatible printer and PCL driver, or by redirecting UNIX LaserJet-compatible printer queue to a file. Sometimes, you may need to convert PXL and PCL print files to PDF documents so that they can be viewed on different platforms.

EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line is powerful command line application. With it, you can convert multiple PXL and PCL files to multiple PDF documents. With it, you can also convert PXL/PCL to single page PDF and set PDF property, rotate PDF pages, encrypt PDF, etc.

In the following contents, you will see how to use this application to convert PXL and PCL print files to PDF and burst the PDF documents into one single page PDF.

1. Download and setup

Please click the following button to download this application.

When accomplishing the download, please double click the downloaded file and follow the setup wizard to install this application on your computer. When completing the installation, you can find an executable file named pcltool.exe which is the called program and other components in the installed folder.

2. Input commands to convert PXL/PCL print files to PDF

In order to input commands, please open the MS-DOS command prompt window at first. After that, please refer to the following command line template to input your commands.

pcltool [options] <pcl-file> [<pdf-file>]

In the above command line template:

• pcltool: call the program
• [options]: set parameters
• <pcl-file>: specify the source file
• [<pdf-file >]: specify the target file

For example,

pcltool.exe C:\in.pcl C:\out.pdf

The above example is to convert a PCL print file to a PDF document.

Step 3. Input commands to burst the converted PDF documents

To burst the converted PDF documents, please refer to the following command line：

pcltool -burstpdf <string> [<pdf-file>]

For instance,

pcltool.exe -burstpdf "C:\test.pdf" C:\out.pdf

This example is to burst PDF into single page PDF file.

After inputting the commands, please hit the Enter button on the keyboard to run the commands.

Several seconds later, you can get the target PDF in the specified location.

This is the end of this article and you can get full version of EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line here.

The command line application EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line enables you to convert PXL/PCL to PDF and merge PDF.

PXL and PCL (Printer Control Language) are two of print files format often used in printing jobs, but they cannot be directly opened by many common applications on portable devices. To solve this problem, you can convert your PXL and PCL print files to PDF (Portable Document Format) documents which are universally accessible.

EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line is a professional application for converting PXL/PCL print files to PDF. What’s more, it supports to merge several PDF files into one PDF file.

With some simple steps, you can convert your PXL/PCL files to PDF documents and merge the output PDF documents together.

Step 1. Download and install

First of all, please download the installer of this application by clicking the button shown below.

Then, please double click the installer and follow the setup wizard to install it on your computer. After the installation, you can see an executable file named pcltool.exe which is the called program in the installed folder.

Step 2. Input commands to convert PXL/PCL files to PDFs

Please open the MS-DOS command prompt window in which you can input commands at first. Then, please input your commands referring to the following command line template:

pcltool [options] <pcl-file> [<pdf-file>]

Where:

• pcltool: call the program
• [options]: set parameters
• <pcl-file>: specify the input PXL/PCL file
• [<pdf-file >]: specify the output PDF file

For example,

pcltool.exe C:\in.pcl C:\out.pdf

This example is to convert a PCL file to a PDF document.

Step 3. Input commands to merge PDF files

To merge PDF files, please refer to the following command line：

pcltool -mergepdf <string> [<pdf-file>]

Where “-mergepdf <string>”can be:

• -mergepdf "file1|file2|file3|...": Merge several PDF files into one
• -mergepdf "C:\filelist.txt": Merge PDF files from a .txt file
• -mergepdf "C:\test.pdf*100-200*250-300": Extract page ranges from PDF file
• -mergepdf "C:\*.pdf": Merge PDF files into one PDF file

For example,

• pcltool.exe -mergepdf "C:\1.pdf|C:\2.pdf|C:\3.pdf" C:\out.pdf
• pcltool.exe -mergepdf "C:\filelist.txt" C:\out.pdf

The first example is to merge the three PDF files into one PDF.

The second example is to merge PDF files from a TXT file.

At last, please press the Enter button on the keyboard to run the commands.

A few minutes later, you can get the converted PDF document in the location you specify.

This is the end of this article and you can get full version of EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line here.

With the help of EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line, you can convert PXL/PCL to PDF with bookmarks.

EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line is a powerful command line application that can convert PXL and PCL print files to PDF and add bookmarks (navigational links to content or points of interest within a document) to the converted PDF document so that you can quickly locate and link to a special part of the document.

Just by following the instructions below, you can successfully convert PXL/PCL print files to PDF and add bookmarks to the output PDF.

1. Download & install

At first, please free download this application via clicking the following button.

Then, please double click the downloaded file and follow the setup wizard to install it on the computer. In the installed folder, you will find an executable file named pcltool.exe which is the called program in the MS-DOS command prompt window.

2. Input commands

In order to input commands, you need to open the MS-DOS command prompt window at first. Then, you can follow the command line template shown below to input your commands.

pcltool [options] <pcl-file> [<pdf-file>]

Where:

• pcltool: call the program
• [options]: set parameters
• <pcl-file>: specify the source PXL/PCL file
• [<pdf-file >]: specify the target PDF file

To add bookmarks to the output PDF, you can use the following three options: -bookmark 1, -bookmark 2 and -bookmark 3. The meanings of the above three options are explained as follows:

• -bookmark 1:Use short filename as bookmarks
• -bookmark 2:Use full filename as bookmarks
• -bookmark 3: Use short filename without suffix as bookmarks

For example,

• pcltool.exe -bookmark 1 C:\in.pcl C:\out.pdf
• pcltool.exe -bookmark 2 C:\in.pxl C:\out.pdf
• pcltool.exe -bookmark 3 C:\in.pcl C:\out.pdf

The first example is to convert a PCL file to PDF and use short filename as the bookmarks of the output PDF document.

The second example is to convert a PXL file to PDF and use full filename as the bookmarks of the PDF document.

The third example is to convert a PCL file to PDF and use short filename without suffix as the bookmarks of the converted PDF document.

After you input the commands, please press the Enter button on the keyboard to run the commands.

Then, you can get your target PDF document in the specified location.

This is the end of this article and you can get full version of EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line here.

Do you want to convert PXL/PCL to PDF and encrypt PDF? If so, EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line will be a good assistant for you.

EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line is a professional command line application that can convert PXL and PCL files to PDF and set PDF property, PDF passwords, etc. for the output PDF documents.

In the following contents, you will see how to use this application to convert PXL/PCL to encrypted PDF.

Step 1. Download and setup

To download the setup file of this application, you can directly click the following button.

When you accomplish the download, please double click the setup file to launch the setup process, and then please follow the setup wizard to install it on the computer. After the setup, you can see an executable file named pcltool.exe which is the called program in the installed package.

Step 2. Open MS-DOS command prompt window and input commands

Please open the MS-DOS command prompt window so that you can input commands into it. To know how to input commands to convert PXL/PCL file to PDF document and encrypt the output PDF document, you can refer to the following command line template:

pcltool [options] <pcl-file> [<pdf-file>]

The meanings of the parameters in the above command line template are explained as follows:

• pcltool: call the program
• [options]: set options
• <pcl-file>: specify the path of the input PXL/PCL file
• [<pdf-file >]: specify the path of the output PDF file

To encrypt the output PDF, you can use the following options: -openpwd <string>, -ownerpwd <string>, -keylen <int> and -encryption <int>.

For example,

pcltool.exe -ownerpwd owner -keylen 2 -encryption 3900 C:\in.pcl C:\out.pdf

This example is to convert a PCL file to PDF and set PDF owner password as “owner”, key length as 128 bit RC4 encryption and encryption mode as “Deny anything”.

At last, please press the Enter button on the keyboard to run the commands.

Several seconds later, you can get the encrypted PDF document in the specified location.

This is the end of this article and you can know more usage or options about this command line application after you try the free trial version. If you want to enjoy full version of this application, please buy EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line here.

This article is mainly about how to convert PXL/PCL to PDF and edit PDF information with the application EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line.

PCL and PXL are printing file format widely used in print jobs. Sometimes you may have the need to convert PXL/PCL print files to PDF (Portable Document Format) documents which are universally accessible.

EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line is powerful command line application. It can convert PRN/PXL/PC3/PCL print files to PDF and make different settings such as edit PDF property, rotate PDF pages, encrypt PDF, etc.

Only in some simple steps, you can successfully convert PRN/PXL/PC3/PCL files to PDF and customize the PDF information. Please continue to read the following contents:

1. Download and install

First of all, please download the installer of this software via clicking the following button.

Then, please double click the installer and follow the setup wizard step by step to install it on the computer. In the installed folder, you will find an executable file named pcltool.exe which is the called program in the MS-DOS command prompt window.

2. Input commands

To input commands, please open the MS-DOS command prompt window in which you can input commands. In the opened MS-DOS command prompt window, please refer to the command line template below to input your own commands.

pcltool [options] <pcl-file> [<pdf-file>]

Their meanings are as follows:

• pcltool: call the program
• [options]: set parameters for the output PDF
• <pcl-file>: specify the path of the source PCL file
• [<pdf-file >]: specify the path of the target PDF file

In order to set PDF information, you can use the following options: -producer, <string>, -creator <string>, -subject <string>, -title <string> and -author <string>.

If you are still confused about the above command line template and options, maybe the following example will help you:

  pcltool.exe -title “PCL to PDF Converter”-author “EEPDF” c:\input.pcl c:\out.pdf

This example is to convert a PCL file in disk C: to PDF and set the PDF title as “PCL to PDF Converter” and author as “EEPDF”.

If you want to know more usage or options about this command line application, you can download the free trial version and have a try.

If you want to get full version of this application, you can buy EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line here.