Re: Create PDF file with lines on AS/400

If you can code an external printer file, use the "LINE"
keyword to a printer file type *AFPDS. Requires no
special products from IBM. Then to get to pdf, I used
Gumbo Software SPOOLTOOL (cheap) which will
convert *afpds spools to pdf. I have a customer's web
site in rpg-cgi doing this now, and is very fast. I did
logo's not LINE, but same idea.
email me privately if need more.
jim franz

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Rich" <james@eaerich.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: Create PDF file with lines on AS/400


> On Tue, 7 May 2002, Stone, Joel wrote:
>
> > I am attempting to create a price list with the typical item#,
description,
> > price, etc.
> >
> > I want to place horizontal and vertical grid lines on it to make it
easier
> > to read.
> >
> > The file will be created in RPG or COBOL, output to a physical file or
spool
> > file.
> >
> > The end result must be a PDF file, which will be emailed to a printer.
The
> > PDF file must contain the horizontal and verticle grid lines.
>
> Well you could have your program create the PDF itself.  It is not too
> hard.  You can even look at a program I wrote as part of the tn5250
> project to see how to create a PDF.  Here's a link to view the source
> online:
>
> http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/tn5250/tn5250/src/
>
> click on the scs2pdf.c link and then click on the most recent revision in
> the MAIN branch.  The concepts should be clear even if you don't know C
> (though if you've never used RPG IV either it may be a little tricky).
>
> Then look at the PDF reference available at adobe.com and put the grid
> lines on the PDF as you require.
>
> Note that the code linked above is licensed under the Lesser GNU Public
> License, so if you use the code and distribute it you must also make
> available your code.
>
> James Rich
> james@eaerich.com
>
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