RE: Overlays on a Report

["Wills, Mike N. (TC)" <MNWills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks...hopefully I can find other good information in the RedBook Jim told
me about. 

Thanks, all, for your information so far. Hopefully I won't have to many
problems with this. We shall see.

Mike Wills
IT Corporate Support
MNWills@taylorcorp.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Buck Calabro [mailto:Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net] 
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 2:59 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: RE: Overlays on a Report


Mike W wrote:
>Basically my question was, when I create the printer file,
>do I lay it out like I was going to be printing on 
>pre-printed forms?

As always, it depends.
You should consider using an overlay (OS400 object type *OVL) for static
form elements that don't change from page to page.  In essence, the overlay
replaces the pre-printed elements.  In this case, you will fit the variable
data like item number, description, etc. around your overlay, just as you
would for a pre-printed form.

If you have dynamic elements, you should look at page segments (OS400 object
type *PAGSEG).  Imagine your phone bill's long distance section.  On page 3,
the AT&T logo may appear 3 inches down the page, but on page 5 the Sprint
logo might appear 6 inches down.  In this case, you are fitting the graphics
in and around the variable data, much like adding another heading to an
existing report.

Buck Calabro
Commsoft; Albany, NY
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