Medium having print-control program, apparatus and method for print control

An apparatus for print control which acquires print data, creates intermediate files of print data, reads the files into a memory, converts the file, and creates actual-data-for-printing, said apparatus comprising:

• a print data acquisition unit to acquire print data of a page;
• an intermediate file creation unit to divide the acquired print data of a page into parts wherein a file size of each said part is within predetermined bounds, and to create a plurality of intermediate files;
• and
• an actual-data-for-printing creation unit to read the plurality of intermediate files into the memory for predetermined conversions that creates actual-data-for-printing from said plurality of intermediate files,
• wherein said actual-data-for-printing creation unit further includes:
• a record list that makes the plurality of intermediate files correspond to a plurality of target zones into which a page print area is partitioned, so that by referring to the record list for each said target zone and reading the intermediate files corresponding to each said target zone into the memory, said actual-data-for-printing for each said target zone is created.

A method for print control which acquires print data, creates intermediate files of the print data, reads the files into a memory, converts the files, and creates actual-data-for-printing, said method comprising:

• a print data acquisition step to acquire print data of a page;
• an intermediate file creation step to divide the acquired print data of a page into parts wherein a file size of each said part is within predetermined bounds, and to create a plurality of intermediate files;
• and
• an actual-data-for-printing creation step to read the plurality of intermediate files into the memory for predetermined conversions that creates actual-data-for-printing from said plurality of intermediate files,
• wherein said actual-data-for-printing creation step further includes:
• creating a record list that makes the plurality of intermediate files correspond to a plurality of target zones into which a page print area is partitioned;
• referring to the record list for each said target zone;
• and
• reading the intermediate files corresponding to each said target zone into the memory;
• and
• creating said actual-data-for-printing for each said target zone.