Re: Creating PDF - FREE Sample Code for Doing it Yourself

OK!  UNCLE!  UNCLE!   I give!  :-)

Yeesh!

Brad, I know you have great tools.  You've done great work with them, from
all accounts.  And I hope you end up outselling everyone in this industry. I
mean that sincerely.

I only offered an alternative solution to your PDF tools, at a comparable
price. It may not have been an exact match, but for crying out loud! it was
only a suggestion!  And while some may have interpreted it as an attack on
your software, or you, it wasn't intended that way.

I merely like to stir the pot once in awhile....:-)  and in any
event...email is a terrible form of communication as no one can see you
smile, or wink or nudge.....ah well.... a dry sense of humor is not
necessarily a good thing in an email mailing list....

Also, I should have known better than to suggest a non-AS/400 solution in an
AS/400 list!

For anyone who may have gotten the wrong impression...I've known Brad
professionally for about 5 years and I've always had nothing but respect for
him and his work. He's a good kid, if a bit opinionated (ha!).  Brad should
feel proud that so many of you came to his defense...even though he wasn't
actually being attacked. At least not by me.

And if you don't want to have to do ANY programming...then you should
definitely check out his great software tools at www.bvstools.com.  They are
worth their weight in gold.  (The above endorsement was in no way
commissioned, compensated or paid for in any way by Brad
Stone....however...Brad, if you need a deposit slip for my bank account,
please let me know. :-))

OK Now...Everyone...take a deep breath...breathe...breathe....and
exhale.......

Shannon O'Donnell


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Stone" <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: Creating PDF - FREE Sample Code for Doing it Yourself


> We appreciate you pointing out these links, but you're still
> missing the point, Shannon.  Programming takes time, which
> is money.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2 May 2003 20:13:28 -0500
>  "Shannon O'Donnell" <sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > For those of you who have the time and interest and who
> > would like to expand
> > your minds and increase your own programming
> > skills..check out this link for
> > a step-by-step tutorial, and a free (That's right...I did
> > say FREE! (i.e.,
> > NOT $200+) Java library that takes all of the hard work
> > out of it, on how to
> > create your own PDF files.
> >
> > http://www.lowagie.com/iText/tutorial/ch01.html#steps
> >
> > It's a relatively simple step from the techniques shown
> > in this tutorial to
> > interfacing with your own RPGIV programs and your own
> > OS/400 spooled files.
> > It will require a bit of programming and you'll need to
> > interface your Java
> > code with your RPGIV code...but, again, it's not
> > difficult.  In fact, there
> > are many articles on the web, again, for free, that show
> > you how to
> > accomplish this, including source code samples.
> >
> > Here's one, just to get you started:
> >
> > Calling Java From RPG!
> > http://www.mcpressonline.com/mc?50@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@.4d6545c0
> >
> > Here's another:
> > Prototyping and Calling Java Methods from RPG
> > http://www.midrangeserver.com/mpo/mpo013102-story02.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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