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Format

Hewlett Packard Graphics Language

Summary

Name
Hewlett Packard Graphics Language
Version
2
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/vnd.hp-HPGL
  • PUID: fmt/1174
Format type
Page Description
Description
Hewlett Packard Graphics Language is a printer control language created by Hewlett-Packard (HP). HP-GL/2 is described here: http://www.hpmuseum.net/document.php?catfile=213.
File extensions
000
Submitted by
The Canadian Centre for Architecture / The Canadian Centre for Architecture
Developed by
Hewlett Packard Company
Supported by
Hewlett Packard Company

Relationships

Is subsequent version of

Internal signatures

HP-GL/2

Description
BOF <ESC> character (0x1B) '%0BBPIN' EOF: 'PG;
Provenance
http://www.hpmuseum.net/document.php?catfile=213 see also: https://github.com/fatihalgan/Electric/blob/master/Electric/src/com/sun/electric/tool/io/output/HPGL.java for output implementation

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
1B2530424250494E
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Absolute from EOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
50473B
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V94

    Release date
    17 September 2018
    • Added format

      Hewlett Packard Graphics Language 2: Full entry added. Submitted by the Canadian Centre for Architecture.

    • Added signature

      Hewlett Packard Graphics Language 2: Signature developed through PRONOM Research. Submitted by the Canadian Centre for Architecture.