To Compile a Shape or Font File

  1. At the Command prompt, enter compile.
  2. In the Select Shape or Font File dialog box, select a shape definition file (SHP) or PostScript font file (PFB). Click Open.

    After you select the file name, compiling begins. If the program finds an error in the shape descriptions, a message is displayed telling you the type of error and the line number the error occurs on. When compiling is complete, the following messages are displayed:

    Compilation successful.

    Output file name.shx contains nnn bytes.