Re: Converting a Spool File to a Graphic

It is very easy to do it with Java.  The IBM Java toolbox has a class that
lets you process any spooled file through a host print transform.  IBM
ships *WSCST objects you can use to produce a TIFF or GIF file.  In the
Java program you then just have to read and save the bytes to a file.

I wouldn't be surprised if you can do something similar with an RPG
program, but I have not explored the API's.

They key though is that there are *WSCST objects already installed that you
can use with the Host Print Transform function to do it.

I wish that IBM included a *WSCST object to produce a PDF.

Mark



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This may be the second email I have sent with this question, my emails do
not seem to be going through to the list, I am sorry if you receive this
twice.

I have looked through the archives looking for an answer to this
question...I have gone to IBM website and found not quite what I am looking
for...please let me know if this can be done or if anyone else has ever had
success doing this:

I need to know if I can convert an AS400 spool file into a graphic file,
such as a .tiff file or even perhaps .jpeg or .gif.

The only references I can find is converting either to a PDF file or a PCL
file.  Any help or comments would be appreciated.  I have even tried to see
if I create the PCL file, can I then convert the PCL file to the type of
file I need.  Could not find any info for that either

Thank you.

Elonna Thompson
Programmer/Analyst
Information Technologies
850-432-1700  x2204

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