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Generating a Multibyte PDF File
1. Set NLS_LANG=ARABIC_EGYPT.AR8MSWIN1256 (or AR8ISO8859P6 on UNIX)
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"
4. Create a report having Arabic data and set it to the font specified in the example.
5. Run a report with DESTYPE=FILE DESFORMAT=PDF.
6.5 Generating a Multibyte PDF File
This section outlines the steps involved in generating a PDF file with multibyte fonts.
Figure 6–5 outlines the mapping table between Oracle NLS_CHARACTERSET, CMap
name, and its CID font name used in aliasing pdf.
Figure 6–5 CID Font Mapping for Aliasing PDF
6.5.1 Font Aliasing
Note: The uifont.ali file is located in:
■ ORACLE_HOME\tools\common90 (Windows)
■ ORACLE_HOME/guicommon9/tk90/admin (UNIX)
(*) Those fonts are available Adobe in Acrobat Reader Version 5
(**) Those fonts are available Adobe in Acrobat Reader Version 4
It is recommended that you use Version 5 CIDFonts(*) with Acrobat Reader 5.0 in
order to avoid unexpected font mapping, which results in multibyte characters
overlapping.
The steps involved in generating a PDF file for multibyte fonts using the font aliasing
feature are as follows:
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