Metafiles for Window Applications

Metafiles are and easy and efficient way to use Nelco's government-compliant electronic form files in your Windows application.  Our library of federal and state wage reporting forms can be used as an on-screen fill in form, to provide print-preview functionality and to print forms.

Metafiles are a collection of Windows graphics commands and True Type fonts that create a form image.  Nelco offers both 16-bit and 32-bit metafiles.  Standard Windows programming functions are used to display, scroll, scale and print.

Placeable Metafiles

Placeable metafiles (16-bit) are a variation of the original Microsoft standard metafile.  An additional header record contains sizing information to ensure that the form image displays and prints at the correct size.  Placeable metafiles can be integrated into both 16-bit and 32-bit Windows applications.  These files offer the advantages of smaller file size, while maintaining display and print quality on a wide variety of operating systems.

Enhanced Metafiles

Enhanced metafiles (32-bit) are designed for efficient display and printing on 32-bit Windows systems, and are used in applications written with Win32 API.  Image sizing and device-independence are improved, and a more extensive set of drawing commands are supported.