RE: Printing images from the /400

Mark,

As I understand your requirements and the iSeries capabilities, you
should be able to do what you want using some combination of OS/400 and
( PSF/400 and/or Infoprint Server).

Check out the iSeries printing Redbooks and redpieces here:
(Printing IV) http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/gg244389.html?Open 
(Printing V) http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg242160.html?Open
(Printing VI) http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246250.html?Open
(Printing VII) http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp3752.html?Open

Here's a case study about similar requirements:
http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/artarchive/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewarticl
e&CO_ContentID=20463&channel=art&PageView=Search
Or http://tinyurl.com/ozusp

Here's the same case study in case you're not a member of iSeries
Network:
http://rjssoftware.com/Solutions/DocumentManagement/CaseStudies/WebDocs-
iSeries/Documents/Case%20Study%20-%20TPI%20Billing.pdf
Or http://tinyurl.com/nkuqq


HTH,
Charles Wilt
--
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

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Subject: Printing images from the /400

 I'm working on a project to print images from the /400.  
This *should* be
easy nowadays, where GUI is the norm insterad of the 
exception, but there
seems to be a dearth of easy to follow information in this area.

 Goal:
 Print customer invoices, interleaving 0 to n supporting 
documents (e.g.
Proof of Delivery) between each invoice.

 Current setup:
 Invoices are generated as a standard *SCS spool.

 Documents have already been scanned as TIFF images and 
reside in the IFS.

 Printers support PCL5 or PCL6 and are mostly HP.  They are currently
configured as *LAN printers, using the 3812 mod 1 type 
description and Host
Print Transform.

 There might be up to 1000 invoices on a particular day, 
though the volume
is spread out over numerous offices, so spool generation 
performance is not
much of an issue.  Plus, the bulk of them can be generated 
overnight. It is
also not practical to invest in *IPDS type printers.


 I would like to import / reference the images on the fly, as 
the invoices
are being generated, instead of generating the *SCS spool and doing
post-processing. 

 Questions:
 What API's, if any, would be required to do this?
 
 Can TIFF images be used or do they need to be converted to some other
format? 

 Is any additional software required from IBM (e.g. AFPU) or 
can this be
done with the existing facilities in i5/OS?  (We would rather 
stay away
from another chargeable licensed program, unless the benefits 
it provides
make it a "must have" tool.)

 Are any device configuration changes required, e.g. AFP(*YES)?


 Any assistance, code samples, etc. would be appreciated. 

 Thank you.

 -mark

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