RE: Barcode Support in V7R3 with AFPDS? Dropped?

<quote> How do you create page segments of images without STRAFPU or
Navigator's AFP Manager?

It's easy (and has been for a long time to create overlays and page segments
with AFP Print Drivers (outside of Navigator).
Navigator has a feature to upload the created .OVL or .PSG but there are
ftp or mapped drive methods to upload to the i.

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1018625

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Darren Strong
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 3:24 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Barcode Support in V7R3 with AFPDS? Dropped?

Woah now. I've been using the supposedly decrepit utility in iSeries
Navigator to convert print images to page segments. I told everybody that
there was a green screen alternative if they ever finally took Navigator
away from us. Was I wrong? How do you create page segments of images without
STRAFPU or Navigator's AFP Manager?

We're on i7.3, and indeed, STRAFPU is gone.





From: Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 07/29/2016 02:56 PM
Subject: Re: Barcode Support in V7R3 with AFPDS? Dropped?
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IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities (5770-AF1)

Doesn't have anything to do with AFPDS printing, that would be 5770-SS1
option 36/37/38 PSF for IBM i

Dropping support of AF1 doesn't change what can be printed.

AF1 is a collection of utilities :D used to create AFP resources
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_71/rbam6/AF1.htm
Convert Overlay to PFM (CVTOVLPFM) command Convert Page Segment to PFM
(CVTPAGSPFM) command Convert PC Document to Page Segment (CVTPCDPAGS)
command Convert Physical File Member to Page Segment (CVTPFMPAGS) command
Print PFD Data (PRTPFDDTA) command Start Advanced Function Printer Utilities
(STRAFPU) command Start Overlay Utility (STROVLU) command Start Print Format
Utility (STRPFU) command

The only one I've every used is the Overlay utility. You can build an AFP
overlay using the green screen.

I used it 20 years ago and today since it allows for exact spacing ( I was
doing 8lpi with shading every other line) and cheap compared to the PC based
alternatives.


Charles






On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Rob,

I took it as "we don't support it any more, but it should still work."

This does sound very similar to what my customer was told... IBM
directed them to other companies. He was asking me if my software
worked with barcodes and I told him I'd update my software so it does (so

I did!).

Brad
www.bvstools.com

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I do not think this paragraph from the 7.3 Memo To Users affects the
BARCODE keyword:

IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities (5770-AF1) IBM Advanced
Function Printing Utilities (5770-AF1) is no longer supported.
The last release for IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities

(5770-AF1)

was IBM i 7.2. The Advance
Function Presentation data stream is now an open architecture
managed

by

the AFP Consortium.
Replacement products, which offer support for a wider range of image
formats and modern font technologies, are available from several of
the companies that are

members

of the AFP Consortium.
Among the replacement products are DocPath Boulder Suite (from
DocPath) and Overview AFP Designer for iSeries (from Isis-Papyrus).
This is not a comprehensive list of replacement products, as other
companies may also offer function which replaces Advanced Function
Printing Utilities.

References:

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzahg/rzahgmtu.htm

http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/v7r3/software.html

Do you have a simple test? Like a printer file and a simplified RPG
program which prints your desired barcode?
I have numerous 7.3 lpars.

Rob Berendt
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From: Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 07/29/2016 12:03 PM
Subject: Barcode Support in V7R3 with AFPDS? Dropped?
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



Hi, all!

I had a customer recently mention IBM said they are dropping barcode
support in V7R3 with AFPDS.

I tried to find something online about it, but I couldn't find

anything.

I

know there are a lot here who are "in the know" and could probably
clarify.

Thanks!

Brad
www.bvstools.com
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