Re: Creating PDF - FREE Sample Code for Doing it Yourself

For those of you who have the time and interest and who would like to expand
your minds and increase your own programming skills..check out this link for
a step-by-step tutorial, and a free (That's right...I did say FREE! (i.e.,
NOT $200+) Java library that takes all of the hard work out of it, on how to
create your own PDF files.

http://www.lowagie.com/iText/tutorial/ch01.html#steps

It's a relatively simple step from the techniques shown in this tutorial to
interfacing with your own RPGIV programs and your own OS/400 spooled files.
It will require a bit of programming and you'll need to interface your Java
code with your RPGIV code...but, again, it's not difficult.  In fact, there
are many articles on the web, again, for free, that show you how to
accomplish this, including source code samples.

Here's one, just to get you started:

Calling Java From RPG!
http://www.mcpressonline.com/mc?50@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@.4d6545c0

Here's another:
Prototyping and Calling Java Methods from RPG
http://www.midrangeserver.com/mpo/mpo013102-story02.html