RE: Attaching Spooled Files to Email

Oooopps! Meant PDF not PDM...

> 
> message: 9
> date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:37:10 -0800
> from: "Reggie Acosta" <racosta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: RE: Attaching Spooled Files to Email
> 
> How about converting the reports to PDM or RTF (Rich Text 
> Format) files?
> There are some freeware commands that converts *SCS spooled files to
> these formats. The only problem with that is they will be 
> attachments to
> the email. Then Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view and 
> print the PDM
> file. A viewer is also needed to look at and print the RTF file. But
> then, page breaks are retained when printed. You win some, you lose
> some. :)
> 
> HTH
> 
> Reggie
> 
> > 
> > message: 10
> > date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 09:33:51 -0800
> > from: Tammy Ayala <tayala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > subject: Attaching Spooled Files to Email
> > 
> > > We are an AS400 shop and would like to distribute reports 
> generated
> on 
> > > the AS400 to managers via email.  The issue we are having is that
> when 
> > > we copy a spooled file to a text file, the page breaks are lost.
> This 
> > > is not really an issue if the text file is being viewed 
> online, but
> if 
> > > the manager chooses to print the file out, it doesn't 
> print properly
> 
> > > because of page breaks. 
> > > Are there any midrange clients distributing reports from 
> their AS400
> 
> > > via email?  If so, do you have any suggestions that might 
> possibily 
> > > help us with this issue?  Are there any utilities that you might 
> > > recommend to help?  Thanks in advance for any input you 
> might have.
> > >
> > > Tammy Ayala
> > > Valley Health System
> > > (909)652-2811 Ext. 5963