Re: Forms processing software for i5 and Windows

Adobe Creator can merge two pdf's and should, with some .net or vb be callable. I have an app for a customer where they do the final step in Adobe to create a newsletter, with many pages coming from the i in pdf format. I've been able to do a lot with just overlays (color or black & white) and DDS keywords for lines & boxes, overlays, barcode, etc to produce mailable or emailable pdfs from the i. You would have to explain the win side more for me to suggest this will work for you. The full Adobe pkg was under $1k and the pdf tool on the i (Gumbo Software) was less.
not associated w/either..
Jim Franz


----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Cunningham" <mike.cunningham@xxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:47 AM
Subject: RE: Forms processing software for i5 and Windows

No preference. Whatever gets the output to look like what is needed and will print on a network printer. If merging the spool file with the overlay and outputting a PDF which can then be sent to and printed on the printer, without human intervention, that would work.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Kingsley
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:26 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Forms processing software for i5 and Windows

You looking to convert both to like PDF then merge them.

On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Mike Cunningham <mike.cunningham@xxxxxxx>wrote:

Does anyone know of a single application that can take both i5 spool files
and Windows spool files and merge them with a form definition to produce
nice looking output? Examples: Taking a spool file and rearranging data,
changing fonts, adding static text, graphics/signatures/logos, bank check
MICR coding, bar codes, etc and then print to blank paper. We have a current
need for this for a Windows application but the recommended package is
almost $13,000. We could use something similar in some i5 applications that
would make life easier and so are looking for one tool to deal with both.

Thanks
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