RE: Rich Text Format

Just to add to that response, we've been using Splf2Pdf to e-mail reports to
our customers with great success for some time now.  You can find it at
http://www.java400.net/commercial/cpysplfpdf/cpysplfpdf.htm.

PC2

-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Church [mailto:shawn@boxity.com]
Sent: March 28, 2001 08:11
To: JAVA400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Rich Text Format


What are your clients using to view your reports (ie - Word, Excel, or text
editor)?  For .txt files, Excel does a decent job of importing and printing
in landscape, without you having to do any additional work.  Joe Pluta's
Splf2Pdf package will allow you to convert them to PDF format, but editing
of course will not be possible.  To break correctly, the easiest way is to
CPYSPLF CTLCHAR(*PRTCTL), and examine the print control information.

Shawn

----- Original Message -----
From: <DReid@capitalfactors.com>
To: <JAVA400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 8:56 AM
Subject: Rich Text Format


> Hi.
> I am new to Java and have been a RPG programmer. A group of us
> wrote a servlet application that archives our AS400 reports and allow
> for printing. I have recently added email capability, this is ideal
> since some of our clients will require pages of our reports emailed to
> them.
> The report is sent in the email as a .txt file attachment.
> Viewing the attachment is great, however, printing is another thing.
> Most of our reports are 132 columns.
> Is there any way to format the attachment to print in landscape
> and have the form feed done at the correct place without user
> manipulation.  Someone told me about RTF. My investigations only show a
> swing class that allows the user to edit such a file.
> Is there any way to send the necessary report format that will
> allow editing.
>
> Thanks.
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