RE: Prototyping problems

[Geert Van Landeghem <gvl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

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-----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

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