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6.3.1 Font Subsetting
Generating a BiDi PDF File
The steps involved in generating a Unicode PDF file using the font subsetting feature
are as follows:
1. Set NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.UTF8.
2. Set REPORTS_PATH to the font directory in which the TrueType font exists. For
example, C:\WINNT\Fonts.
3. Open the uifont.ali file and edit the [PDF:Subset] section to specify the
TrueType font name.
Example
[ PDF:Subset ]
"Andale Duospace WT J" = "Aduoj.ttf"
"Albany WT J"="AlbanWTJ.ttf"
The specified font should cover the Unicode range that your report uses.
4. Create a report having MLS data and set its font to the Unicode font.
5. Run a report having MLS data with DESTYPE=FILE DESFORMAT=PDF.
6.4 Generating a BiDi PDF File
6.4.1 Font Subsetting
Note: The uifont.ali file is located in:
■ ORACLE_HOME\tools\common90 (Windows)
■ ORACLE_HOME/guicommon9/tk90/admin (UNIX)
This section outlines the steps involved in generating a PDF file for bidirectional (BiDi)
languages.
Oracle Reports provides two environment variables that resolve font re-shaping and
numeric options with bidirectional (BiDi) languages, such as Hebrew and Arabic. They
are:
1. REPORTS_BIDI_ALGORITHM
This environment variable switches the layout algorithm for bidirectional (BiDi)
languages (for example, Arabic or Hebrew). The valid values for this environment
variable are ORACLE or UNICODE.
See Also: REPORTS_BIDI_ALGORITHM
For more information on the environment variable.
2. REPORTS_ARABIC_NUMERAL
This environment variable specifies the numeric format for Arabic PDF output.
See Also: REPORTS_ARABIC_NUMERAL
For more information on the environment variable.
The steps involved in generating a PDF file for bidirectional (BiDi) languages using the
font subsetting feature are as follows:
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