RE: Convert to PDF -- MIDRANGE-L

You can refer to this article for the Spool File conversion to PDF:
http://systeminetwork.com/article/generate-pdf-files-using-only-i-61-0

If you want to do a quick test in less few minutes, just do this:
1) Create /home/user/folder on IFS
2) On the command line, OVRPRTF FILE(*PRTF) DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) TOSTMF('/home/user/folder') WSCST(*PDF)
3) On the same session, Right Click on your Client Access Session, Click on "Pad 2" button at the bottom and then click on "HostPrn" button.
4) Check the job log for any issue logged, if any.
5) Rather than WRKSPLF, do WRKLNK '/home/user/folder' to see the stream file, or use Filezilla/IBM Navigator to download the file to your desktop and visualize it with a PDF viewer.

~jmerinoh~

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Buddy McClean
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 2:20 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Convert to PDF

I did run across use of the *PDF customization in documentation on IBM's site, but had not researched it. - Thanks

Jorge Merino <jorge@xxxxxxxxx> 7/15/2011 3:06 PM >>>

If you are on V6R1 at least and you are looking for something extremely easy to generate spool files and send them over email, just use:

OVRPRTF FILE(YOURPRTF) DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) TOSTMF('/home/jmerinoh/testpdf/yourpdf.pdf') WSCST(*PDF)
CALL YOURPROGRAM

And then email it using Aarons Bartell's RPGMail utility.
~jmerinoh~

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Buddy McClean
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 10:14 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Convert to PDF

Good Day All,

I am just beginning on the process to convert spool entries to PDF and e-mail.

I already use the convert to PDF to IFS, works fine.

I have set up the PSFCFG Object - below.

I can use I Navigator to select an existing spool file of SCS ( or AFPDS) print type and choose 'convert to PDF'. The process goes smooth but does not print and holds the entry in PDF_EMAIL. I have not found anything that appears useful in the writer job logs. I use the same 'to' email address to send the PDF as I use to send the error msg to. I get the error email, but not the job email.

I have the PSFCFG object set to use an external email server to send mail and when the job fails, it does send me an email, with the correct PDF attached to tell me that "The attached PDF file could not be distributed" ( to the original address). As a side strangeness - The reply address on the error email is qspljob@xxxxxxxxxx.

At least it has a connection to the external email server.

Does this appear to be an error with the PSF CFG object? the print gets converted and attached to the error email and sent to the external email server. Is an error in the PSFCFG causing the writer to stop in the middle of printing and I am seeing the error simply for an incomplete print?

I can move the print entry that got put on hold to the queue for PDF to IFS and it works fine.

I have set the FIDELITY to *CONTENT to allow printing with font substitutions. The job log details the substitutions but does not detail why the PDF did not get sent. Only sent to the error email address.

Any ideas where to look next. - Thanks

5761SS1 V6R1M0 080215
PSF configuration: PDF_EMAIL Library: MARR
User resource library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *JOBLIBL
IPDS pass through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Activate release timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NORDYF
Release timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NOMAX
Restart timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *IMMED
APPC and TCP/IP retry count . . . . . . . . . . : 15
Delay time between retries . . . . . . . . . . . : 90
Auto Session Recovery:
Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Message option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Acknowledgment frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . : 100
Printer response timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NOMAX
Blank page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Page size control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Resident fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Resource retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Edge orient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Use outline fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
PSF defined options:
*NONE
Font substitution messages . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Capture host fonts at printer . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Cut sheet emulation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Font resolution for formatting . . . . . . . . . : *SEARCH
Font mapping table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Use DBCS simulation font . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Generate PDF output:
*MAIL
PDF device emulation type . . . . . . . . . . . : *IP40240
PDF paper size drawer 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . : *LETTER
PDF paper size drawer 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . : *LETTER
PDF multipe group handling:
Acknowledge multiple groups . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Process option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *SPLIT
PDF fonts inline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
PDF data queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
PDF mail server:
192.168.2.253
Sender of PDF mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : PDFSEND
PSF Configuration Information
5761SS1 V6R1M0 080215
PDF administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : buddy.mcclean@xxxxxxxxxxxx
PDF user program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
PDF mapping object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
PDF output queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
PDF file location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Save AFP data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
AFP output queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Text description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Device resource library list:
*DFT
* * * * * E N D O F L I S T I N G * * * * *