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RE: Prototyping problems

  • Subject: RE: Prototyping problems
  • From: Geert Van Landeghem <gvl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 13:55:17 +0100
Martyn,
 
Unfortunately printing in Java and on the AS/400 are two different things...
 
If you want to create AS/400 spooled files using java you can use the print support from
the AS/400 toolbox for Java. You'll find classes to create, delete, view spoolfiles on the AS/400...
(I still prefer to generate spoolfiles on the AS/400 using RPGIV. It's the easiest way on the AS/400)
 
If you want to create spoolfiles under WindowsNT you can use printing support from the JDK.
You'll find a section dedicated to print support in the Java2dguide. (Chapter 7)
 
You'll find classes like PrintJob, Book, PageFormat, ... to help you create the desired output
 
I don't know if you'll have this support on the AS/400 with JDK1.2
You'll have to ask this at the guys of the Toronto Lab...
 

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Geert Van Landeghem

Reynders Etiketten

gvl@reynderseti.be (Office)

hydra@vt4.net (Home)

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Martyn Oswin [mailto:MartynOswin@CompuServe.com]
Sent: zaterdag 29 juli 2000 10:28
To: JAVA400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Prototyping problems

Hi folks,
 
Two questions for you today:
 
Question 1
I have several tutorials/books about programming in Java, yet none mention printing. Obviously a language as large as Java must support printing, so how do I go about it? Has anyone got a simple example that they would like to share? I am interested in printing on the AS/400 and also in a Windows NT environment. Ideally using the same class, so I'm really looking for a generic solution, but any examples, either AS/400 Tool Box related, or otherwise would be gratefully appreciated.
 
 
Question 2
How do people generally undertake prototyping with Java? From my limited experience it seems pretty impossible if you just use the JDK. What do you guys use? I don't have VisualAge although I am trying to get my hands on an evaluation copy. I work in the UK and it isn't that easy trying to buy a copy from a retail outlet, unlike the States were you can buy it from Amazon, etc. Are there any other tools that I should be aware of?
 
 
That's all for today...thanks again!
 

Regards
 
Martyn Oswin
3 Counties Consulting Ltd
 
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