Re: (No subject)

[Richard Wilson <arw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Probably a misspelliugn of AFP - Advanced Function Printing.

This is a superset of the IPDS (Intelligent Printer Data stream) protocol, 
which is
a kind of IBM version of  most everyones printer language.

AFP gives you the ability to design and draw boxes, logos, barcodes etc within 
an
AS/400 environment.  It also exists for other platforms, making your 
applications
more dependant on the print technology than the AS/400.

We've been wrestling with it trying to make it go outside its apparnet design
parameters, and our conclusoin is that it's a great tool for producing invoices,
forms etc, merging lines with graphics boxes (which could be a box ful of text -
like a small print footer to an invoice)  and placing this image onto a
'traditional' line printer type 'invoice' layout.

if invoices or labels is your thing, this is a good route.  You need a printer
which is AFP capable - we used a Lexmark Optra, and I only have good things to 
say
about it.  I spoke to HP and to Xerox, and they too could sell a protocol box to
fromt end one of their printers for AFP.

Bon Chance!

Richard Wilson
Technique Consultants Ltd
UK




Silent but deadly wrote:

> what is apf
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> > > what software do i need in order to print barcodes from the AS/400 to a
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