RE: Need 2003 W-2 laser form bitmap for overlay

And (starting from point 4) there is a simpler procedure
via Iseries Navigator to create an Overlay or a page
segment.

HTH
Marco
--- "Wills, Mike N. (TC)" <MNWills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If you follow these steps, you don't have to put in into
> work first, just
> use the PDF. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> David A Parnin
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 2:36 PM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Need 2003 W-2 laser form bitmap for overlay
> 
> 
> If you can copy the image out of the pdf into word then
> the rest is easy.
> If the image fits on the screen you could probably do a
> print screen, paste
> it into Paint, trim it to what you want it to look like,
> copy it and paste
> it into Word.
> 
> Onece you've got it into Word here's how I do it:
> 
> 1.  Make sure the IBM AFP printer driver is set up as a
> Windows printer.
> If not, it can be downloaded from
>
http://www.printers.ibm.com/R5PSC.NSF/408caa37f0e043bd87256747000b3300/87256
> 8890059c03c87256b67006f4aff?OpenDocument.
> 
> 
> 2. Create the document that will become the overlay
> image.  This can be done
> in Word, Excel, or any PC-based software that can print
> to a Windows
> printer.
> 
> 3. Choose print and select the IBM AFP 240 printer
> driver.  Check the print
> to file check box.  Click the properties button.  Click
> on output type and
> select "medium overlay".  Click OK to accept.  Click OK
> to create the .PRN
> file.
> 
> 4. Transfer the file to the AS/400:
>       Click on the START button, select programs,
> accessories, command
> prompt.  When the command prompt window opens you will
> need to FTP the file
> to a folder on the AS/400 as follows:
> 
> cd {path to location of overlay file from the print
> operation above} ftp
> {system name} bin cd /qdls/folder put overlay.prn quit
> 
> On the AS/400:
> 1. Create a temporary physical file on the AS/400 to copy
> into:
> CRTPF FILE(library/WORKF) RCDLEN(8201) LVLCHK(*NO)
> 
> 2. Copy the overlay file from the folder to the physical
> file:
> CPYFRMPCD FROMFLR(folder) TOFILE(library/WORKF)
> FROMDOC(myovl.prn) TRNTBL
> (*NONE) TRNFMT(*NOTEXT)
> 
> 3. Create your overlay:
> CRTOVL OVL(library/MYOVL) FILE(library/WORKF) MBR(MYOVL)
> 
> 4. You may now specify this overlay in the FRONTOVL
> parameter of the printer
> file or OVRPRTF of a CL program.  It should overlay the
> generated output
> (when printed from the AS/400).
>       NOTE:  The Printer device type (DEVTYPE) must be of
> type *AFPDS.



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