How to open a .PCL file?

[sprite]

Someone sent me a file with a .pcl extension. How do I open it as text or csv?
Thanks,
Sprite

 

[jlasman]

Open it to do what?

In that context you would have to consider it to be a binary file. If you want to view on a monitor so it displays as it would print on a laser printer, then you will need special software to do it.



Jim Asman
jlasman@telus.net

 

[sprite]

I need to be able to convert it to .txt or .csv file.

 

[jlasman]

I don't know if there are any PCL to CSV programs around. You could certainly strip out the PCL code from a file, just leaving text, but there is a good chance that it would NOT be a useful text file.

Perhaps someone else has some useful experience in this area.


Jim Asman
jlasman@telus.net

 

[UncleRick]

I am not sure what you are asking for either. You have a database file where you need the information comma delimited that someone sent to you in a PCL format?

Anyway try doing a search for pcl2txt or pcl2ps or pcl2pdf
If you can convert it to any other format you may have a easier time getting it to text

I have found the tools at

http://www.pcltools.com/

to be helpful in the past, worth looking into.

Good luck,