The ASCII text can be extracted from PCL files for data migration. PCLReader is the first commercial quality PCL viewer/converter to be released as FREEWARE.

Major Benefits:

    * Print PCL files to any Windows printer driver (DeskJets, GDI, PostScript or PCL XL only printers)
    * Convert PCL or Text into PDF format.
    * Saves paper by previewing PCL print files before you print them.

PCLReader is a limited, subset of PageTech's PCLWorks Program ($89) to showcase what the commercial product can do. PCLWorks program can convert PCL & Text into vector EMF, WMF and PMF formats. It can also convert to various levels of vector/text/raster PDF files. It's only page volume limitation is a 50,000 pages per 30-day interval. PCLWorks includes the full suite of PCL application developer tools including: Img2PCL, Img2PDF, PCLSplit and PCLCodes.

However, most of PageTech's business is derived from OEM's other licensees of its various PCLTool SDK ($495-$5,195) options. SDK page volumes range from 50,000 pages per 30-days to unlimited pages. Options include writing you own .NET code using our API to using our PCLXForm program with it's custom script programming language for rapid application development, maximum flexibility and extensibility.

PageTech has been providing PCL transformation and typeface conversion tools to the software developer marketplace since 1993.