Re: Convert PF to a Print File?

Back to Mike - if what you really want is a report and not just an empty printer file, take a look at Query Management queries and forms. If you can type STRQM and press enter and get a menu, you have it. A QM query contains a select statement - or actually almost any valid SQL statement - but for this purpose can just be

select * from yourlib/yourfile

A matching QM form gives you the layout - the STRQM interface will be similar to Query400 for that.

Give it a shot if it fits - it's great!!

Vern

At 09:44 AM 6/1/2007, you wrote:

RLU. Bet you eat nails for breakfast, too!


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Mike Berman wrote:
> true, but for something basic, the headings could be the file name, standard spacing similar to Query. I will just use the RLU it will do.
>
> Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Oh...well, you could take the PF DDS, copy the member to a new name
> and change the type to PRTF, and then thrash around in SEU. You might
> want to use Code Designer in WDSC. But I don't know of a utility that
> would convert PF DDS to PRTF DDS - how would it know about detail
> lines and headings and spacing and such?
>
> On 6/1/07, Mike Berman wrote:
>
>> IOW, you have a PF and its DDS. I want to use this as a basis to create a Printer file PRTF.
>>
>> Michael Ryan wrote: Sorry...I don't know what you mean.
>>
>> On 6/1/07, Mike Berman wrote:
>>
>>> I guess something like the RPG ILE convertion from the older RPG. Now you are a Printer file type of thing.
>>>
>>> Michael Ryan wrote: Do you want to print the contents of the physical file? I would use
>>> Query/400 or Interactive SQL or an RPG program. You can also use CPYF
>>> TOFILE(*PRINT) though it's ugly.
>>>
>>> Or do you have printer file DDS specs in a physical file that you want
>>> in a source member? You could use CPYF FMTOPT(*CVTSRC).
>>>
>>> Or do you want to do something else?
>>>
>>> On 6/1/07, Mike Berman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi - Is there an easy way to convert a Physical file
>>>> on Iseries, into A Printer file?
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Mike
>>>>
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