This page explains how you can easily convert a .spl file to a PDF file using the free and easy-to-use PDF24 Creator. The described conversion method is free and simple. PDF24 Creator installs a PDF printer and you can print your .spl file on this printer to convert the file to PDF.

What is needed to convert an SPL file to a PDF file or how can you create a PDF version of your SPL file

Files of the SPL type or files with the .spl extension can be easily converted to PDF using a PDF printer.

A PDF printer is a virtual printer that can be used just like any other printer. The difference from a regular printer is that a PDF printer creates PDF files. You are not printing on a physical piece of paper. A PDF printer prints the contents of the source file into a PDF file.

This way you can create a PDF version of any file that can be printed. Just open the file using a reader, click the print button, select the virtual PDF printer and click the "Print" button. If you have a reader for the SPL file, and if the reader can print the file, then you can convert the file to a PDF format.

A free and easy-to-use PDF printer from PDF24 can be downloaded from this page. Simply click on the download button to the right of this article to download PDF24 Creator. Install this software. After installation, you will have a new printing device registered with Windows, which you can use to create PDF files from your .spl file or convert any other printable file to PDF.

Here's how it works:

1. Install PDF24 Creator
2. Open the .spl file using a reader that can open the file.
3. Print the file on a virtual PDF24 PDF printer.
4. The PDF24 Assistant opens a window in which you can save the new file as a PDF, send it by email, fax, or edit it.

An alternative way to convert an SPL file to a PDF file

PDF24 provides several online tools that can be used to create PDF files. Supported file types are being added as they become available, and the SPL file format may also already be supported. The conversion service has various interfaces. Two of them are as follows:

Online PDF Converter from PDF24 supports many files that can be converted to PDF. Simply select the SPL file from which you would like to get a PDF version, click the "convert" button, and you will receive a PDF version of the file.

There is also an E-Mail PDF Converter from PDF24 which can also be used to convert files to PDF format. Just send an email to the E-Mail PDF Converter service, attach the SPL file to this email, and in a few seconds you will receive the PDF file back.

Someone sent you an unknown *.spl7 file? In this article we will tell you how to open *.spl7, the main one and all the alternative methods.

Format Description

*.spl7 is a format that the program creates, opens and edits sPlan 7.0 (developed by ABACOM).

Important! We are talking specifically about sPlan 7.0. Earlier versions of the program worked with the *.spl format.

The software is intended for creating circuits of various types, for example, electrical and hydraulic, in the *.spl7 extension.

How to open it?

On Windows:

1. Download the Russian (or English, if you don’t care) version of the sPlan 7.0 software from the official website.
2. Install the program in normal mode (run the file "program name".exe or setup.exe in the root folder as administrator).
3. Wait until the Installation Wizard finishes.
4. Launch the program.
5. Click "File" - "Open" and select the *.spl7 file.

How to open it on Mac or Linux? Unfortunately, nothing. The developers provide sPlan 7.0 only for Windows OS. To open, try this option:

1. Install a virtual machine on your Mac or Linux computer.
2. Install the Windows operating system on the virtual machine.
3. Follow the above instructions using a virtual machine.

Despite the fact that this is an effective option, it is very expensive for those who do not intend to work in sPlan 7.0, but are just looking for something to open a *.spl7 file.

Below are alternative options.

Alternative option #1: convert to another format

Instructions in case the previous method of opening *.spl7 did not work and if you only need to view the file (not edit):

1. Find on the Internet an online service for converting *.spl7 files into (just a picture) or PDF.
2. Convert the diagram into a suitable format.
3. Download the resulting file.
4. Open as usual using any PDF Reader or browser.

Alternative Option #2: Export

Ask the person who sent you the file to export it from sPlan 7.0 to a more common format than *.spl7. How to open this other format will depend on the format itself. sPlan allows you to export diagrams to BMP, GIF or EMF. Exported diagrams can also be inserted into text documents DOC, PDF or DjVu. In this case, the ability to edit will be lost, just as in the previous method.

Advantage before normal conversion: exporting directly from sPlan 7.0 will not lose quality.

Alternative Option #3: Portable Version

Many programs have, in addition to the regular version, a portable version. sPlan 7.0 is no exception. Open and edit *.spl7 files in their “native” program with one big advantage - The steps in the above instructions for installing the software can be omitted.

In addition, if you transfer the portable program to a flash drive, you will be able to run it and open and edit *.spl7 from any computer.

Flaw: portable versions are unofficial and produced by third-party developers. You can find them on torrent trackers (which are regularly blocked). When downloading, you need to be confident in the product, check the list of files manually (trackers have this function) and an antivirus for the presence of malicious code embedded in the program. Also, read the program description carefully, as some specific version may not be compatible with your operating system.

We hope we helped you resolve your SPL file problem. If you don't know where you can download an application from our list, click on the link (this is the name of the program) - You will find more detailed information on where to download the secure installation version of the required application.

What else could cause problems?

There may be more reasons why you cannot open the SPL file (not just the lack of an appropriate application).
Firstly- the SPL file may be incorrectly linked (incompatible) with the application installed to support it. In this case, you need to change this connection yourself. To do this, right-click on the SPL file that you want to edit, click the option "To open with" and then select the program you installed from the list. After this action, problems with opening the SPL file should completely disappear.
Secondly- the file you want to open may simply be damaged. In this case, it would be best to find a new version of it, or download it again from the same source (perhaps for some reason in the previous session the download of the SPL file did not finish and it could not be opened correctly).

Do you want to help?

If you have additional information about the SPL file extension, we will be grateful if you share it with users of our site. Use the form located and send us your information about the SPL file.

The most common problem that prevents users from opening this file is an incorrectly assigned program. To fix this in Windows OS, you need to right-click on the file, in the context menu, hover the mouse over the “Open with” item, and select “Select a program...” from the drop-down menu. As a result, you will see a list of installed programs on your computer, and you can select the appropriate one. We also recommend checking the box next to "Use this application for all SPL files."

Another problem that our users also encounter quite often is that the SPL file is corrupted. This situation can arise in many cases. For example: the file was downloaded incompletely as a result of a server error, the file was damaged initially, etc. To resolve this problem, use one of the recommendations:

• Try finding the file you need in another source on the Internet. You may have luck finding a more suitable version. Example Google search: "File filetype:SPL" . Just replace the word "file" with the name you want;
• Ask them to send you the original file again, it may have been damaged during transmission;

You are here because you have a file that has a file extension ending in .spl. Files with the .spl extension can only be launched by certain programs. It is possible that .spl files are data files and not documents or media, which means they are not intended to be viewed at all.

what is a .spl file?

Printing files in Microsoft Windows generates a couple of spooled files; one containing the SHD extension and one containing the SPL extension. SHD contains settings while SPL contains commands for drawing the printer. SPL files are usually used when submitting a print job and the print data they contain is queued, meaning that they contain elements related to digital documents and this data is transferred to the printer to start the print job. The data saved in these SPL files is in the format used in raw printers, which means SPL files can be RAW files, meaning they can contain similar data to that of the data sent for printing, such as CAPSL, PCL, etc . Since these files serve as temporary storage of print job data, when the job is completed, they are released, and saved in C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Printers\ as soon as they are submitted. SPL files are not the only files saved on Windows in that exact directory. It also saves url files on it with the help of which these files allow resubmission of the print job in case of interruptions.

how to open .spl file?

Launch the .spl file or any other file on your computer by double-clicking it. If your file associations are configured correctly, the application that is intended to open your .spl file will open it. You may need to download or purchase the correct application. It is also possible that you have the correct application on your computer, but the .spl files are not yet associated with it. In this case, when you try to open a .spl file, you can tell Windows which application is the correct one for this file. From then on, opening the .spl file will open the correct application.

applications that open .spl file

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a sequence of graphical interface operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft Corporation. Some of its features are: (1) Windows Live - is a group of tools and software for Windows’ use. Users can have access to Windows Live by making a free account. This includes a chat client, networking tools, a movie maker and photo gallery, and email and Internet functions. A user can select to download and utilize all of these programs, or only download a selection of them depending on needs; (2) Windows Search - is a search function included with Windows that permits the user to search for files by name, date and file, text within a file in case user cannot remember the document name, and the entire computer. Windows Search is located in the start menu; (3) Windows Updates – this includes an automatic update feature with the purpose of keeping its operating system safe and up-to-date. Security updates are fixed with this feature to help protect against new risks as well as to apply any software updates and bug fixes. Users can set this feature to check for new updates and install them directly or turn off the automatic update feature and check for updates manually on their own; and (4) Windows Taskbar - is the central navigation tool for Windows. It includes the Start Menu, which allows users to open programs and features. It also includes a clock, calendar, and program icons for things such as usually utilized programs and updates. The taskbar and the items displayed in it are customizable. It is located at the bottom of the screen by default, but can be moved to the top or sides of the screen if the user chooses. The company launched an operating setting named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the rising interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Microsoft Windows came to rule the world's personal computer market with over 90% market share, overtaking Mac OS, which had been introduced in 1984. The most recent client version of Windows is Windows 7; the most recent server version is Windows Server 2012 ; the most recent mobile version is Windows Phone 7.5.

EMF Printer Spool File Viewer

EMF Printer Spool File Viewer

EMF Printer Spool File Viewer is used to view EMF spool file, which is an independent format usually held in the raw printer page definition language not officially documented by Microsoft (spool file is only supported by PCL, PostScript or one of many other options but not in Windows NT, 2000, 2003, and XP). This article reveals that it is a series of enhanced metafile records and numerous record types specifically in business. Select the menu File->Open in viewing the EMF spool file. A dialog box will appear allowing you to browse the spool file (with file extension .spl) and these will typically held in your $winnt$\System32\spool\ directory. If you want to send a file who doesn't have the application for viewing, use the application's print function and send the spool file to them since EMF spool file serves as a quick and dirty portable document format. Spool file has the structure of parsing the file in extracting information from it. If you want to extract only the text from a printed document for archiving, parse the file and extract the EMR_EXTTEXTOUTA and EMR_EXTTEXTOUTW records.

a word of warning

Be careful not to rename the extension on .spl files or any other files. This will not change the file type. Only a special conversion program can change a file from one file type to another.

what is the file extension?

A file extension is the set of three or four characters at the end of a file name, in this case,  .spl. File extensions tell you what type of file it is, and tell Windows what programs it can open. Windows often associates a default program for each file extension, so that when you double-click a file, the program launches automatically. Even though a program is no longer on your computer, you may sometimes receive an error message when you try to open the file in question.

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