Abstract:
The invention relates to the transformation of digital print data streams, whereby an input print data stream (2) is read in and analysed by means of a parser (4), to give graphically representable objects (5, 5a) and split up into said graphically representable objects (5, 5a). Said graphically representable objects (5, 5a) are stored in a memory (6) in an object-oriented format and the graphically representable objects (5, 5a), stored in a memory (6) in an object-oriented format, are transformed into a format for the control of an output device (9), preferably a printer. The objects thus transformed are collated into an output print data stream (10) and outputted, whereby graphically representable objects (5, 5a) are stored in the memory (6) in an object-oriented format with at least one dedicated script file (5a) stored with it, which is carried out in cases as defined in the script file (5a).