Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for the dynamic load of protocol adapters in a client-server environment. In operation, the client and a coupled data server may have different communications protocols. At startup or run-time, the client accesses a protocol factory and retrieves a protocol adapter that is operable to convert communications between the protocol of the data server and the protocol of the client. The identification of the protocol adapter from the protocol factory is made by testing each protocol adapter on a serial basis to identify the first protocol adapter that is able to convert communications between the protocol of the data server and the protocol of the client.

Abstract: A printing system in which multiple images are positioned on multiple special electronic pages is provided. The printing system includes an interpreter which reads a stream written in a page description language (PDL). Upon reading a first portion of the PDL stream, a position indicator is established to indicate where a first one of the multiple images is to be positioned on a first one of the multiple special electronic pages. In response to reading a second portion of the PDL stream, the position indicator is used to automatically indicate where a second one of the multiple images is to be positioned on a second one of the multiple special electronic pages.