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AFP printing characteristics are defined on a free-form basis. Based on input data, the application (or software product) determines how to format the output. Category 5 output is also called AFPDS (AFP Data Stream). Category 5 output is most commonly produced by software packages such as DCF and GDDM. It is not yet common for user applications to produce Category 5 output.
The primary difference between Category 4 output and Category 5 output is that Category 5 output does not use a PAGEDEF. Each page is fully formatted by the application. Category 5 output does use a FORMDEF. One output dataset can contain both Category 5 output (Page Mode) and regular Line Mode output, but not on the same page.
The printing mode of Category 5 output is Page Mode.
When Page Mode printing is used, the print data stream presented to the printer is a combination of data and printer commands. It can be viewed online only with special software tools (for example, Control-D/WebAccess Server or AFP Workbench).
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