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9.2.4 Printing the Overlay to an AFP File
After the overlay has been completed on the PC, you are ready to "print" it
to an AFP file. Complete the following procedures:
Create an overlay on the PC. You can use any Windows software to create a
preprinted form.
Print your overlay using the IBM AFP Printer Driver for Windows. Before you
can print to the Windows driver, you must set up and use the driver under
your Windows application. First, use the standard procedures to install the
IBM AFP Printer Driver for Windows. Then, do the following:
Select FILE on the application menu bar.
Select PRINT SETUP.
Select Specific printer.
Scroll down the list of printers and highlight AFP 300 on File.
Select OPTIONS.
For Output Type, highlight OVERLAY.
Select OK on the Options window.
Select OK on the Printer Setup window.
You are now ready to print your overlay, but you do not actually print it.
Your output is sent to a file in an AFP overlay format. This file is saved
in an AS/400 shared folder (Drive I:), making it accessible to the AS/400
system.
Select FILE on the application menu bar.
Select PRINT.
Select OK.
You are prompted for an output file name.
Specify i:\qdls\resource\invbac.oly.
(You can name it anything you want, but extension .OLY is the default
extension for overlay.)
Select OK.
Create a resource database. To do so, go to an AS/400 command line and
create a file to receive these PC resources using the following command:
CRTPF FILE(MYLIB/OVERLAY) RCDLEN(8201) +
MBR(MYOVERLAY) MAXMBRS(*NOMAX) LVLCHK(*NO)
The suggested record length is 8201 (32766 is the maximum) and the Level
check parameter must be *NO.
The parameter MAXMBRS(*NOMAX) enables you to create the file only once and
use different member names to create other overlays later on.
Transfer the PC resource to the AS/400 database. Use the CPYFRMPCD command
to transfer the PC resource to the AS/400 database. Figure 53 shows the
display that appears when you use the CPYFRMPCD command.
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| To file . . . . . . . . . . . . > overlay___ Name
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| Library . . . . . . . . . . . mylib_____ Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
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| From document . . . . . . . . . > invbac.oly Name
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| To member . . . . . . . . . . . > myoverlay_ Name, *FIRST,
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| Replace or add records . . . . . *REPLACE *REPLACE, *ADD
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| Translate table . . . . . . . . > *NONE_____ Name, *DFT, *NONE
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| Library . . . . . . . . . . . __________ Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
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| Format of PC data . . . . . . . > *NOTEXT__ *TEXT, *NOTEXT
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Figure 53. Copy From PC Document (CPYFRMPCD) Display
Enter the fields on this display as follows:
>From folder
Name of the AS/400 folder where you stored the PC print file
To file
Name of the resource file you created
>From document
Name of the document from which you will make the copy
Translate table
Specify *NONE, the resource should not be translated
Format of PC data
Specify *NOTEXT, the resource is not text
Note: An alternative method would be to FTP the file to the AS/400 and then
use the CRTOVL command, omitting the CPYFRMPCD step.
Create the Overlay. Use the CRTOVL command to create an AS/400 overlay
(object type *OVL). Figure 54 shows the display that appears when you use
the CRTOVL command.
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| Library . . . . . . . . . . . mylib_____ Name, *CURLIB
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| File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > overlay___ Name
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| Library . . . . . . . . . . . mylib_____ Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
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| Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . *OVL______ Name, *OVL
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| Data type . . . . . . . . . . . *AFPDS *AFPDS, *AFPU
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Figure 54. Create Overlay (CRTOVL) Display
An alternative to using the individual steps described above is to build and
use the OVERLAY command (see Appendix I, "AS/400 SEGMENT and OVERLAY
Commands" in topic I.0). The following figure shows the OVERLAY command
display.
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| Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . resource
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| Full Document Name . . . . . . . invbac.oly Character value
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| Overlay Description . . . . . . Terms and Conditions
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| Overlay Library . . . . . . . . sampler Character value
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| Overlay Name . . . . . . . . . . invbac Character value
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| Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . '*300' *240, *300
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| Display Overlay . . . . . . . . *YES *NO, *YES
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| Output Queue . . . . . . . . . . '*JOB ' Character value
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| Output Queue Library . . . . . . '*LIBL' Character value
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| Replace Existing Overlay . . . . *YES *NO, *YES
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| Record Length . . . . . . . . . 2313 Number
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Figure 55. Create/Print Overlay Prompt from OVERLAY Command
The OVERLAY command automates the individual commands and produces a printed
proof of the overlay. You can also use the OVERLAY command to launch the
Client Access/400 Output Queue Viewer and display your overlay.
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