COMPRESS, NOCOMPRESS

Syntax

compress

nocompress

Description

If zlib support is available on the UnForm server (most operating systems support it), then UnForm will use the "deflate" compression method by default.  This produces very compact PDF files.  If you do not wish to produce such compressed files (for example, you want to see the PDF commands contained in the file), then you can use the nocompress option (or the –nocompress command line option) to turn off this default compression mode.

If no zlib support is available, the compress command can be used to use the RLE compression algorithm.  This is most effective when repeated characters like spaces are present in the output, such as wide reports with empty space between columns.  Compression requires extra processing and will therefore affect performance.

Compression can also be turned on with the –compress command line option.

You can determine if zlib support is enabled by viewing the version information produced by the uf100c –v command line.

Drivers: pdf