RE: Print PDF from iSeries

[Paul Tykodi <ptykodi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Michael,

The answer is yes.

1. For printers that support PDF printing directly,
you can create an externally described printer file in
the OS/400 partition with a Printer Device Type of
*USERASCII. You will also want to configure the
printer file to direct output to the OS/400 queue
servicing the target LAN attached printer. You can
then copy the pdf file residing on the IFS to the
OS/400 printer file when it needs to be printed.

2. For printers that don't support PDF printing
directly. 

a) Install Adobe Acrobat Reader on the IFS.

b) Write a small VB application to open a pdf file
with Adobe Acrobat Reader, print the file using an
appropriate Windows print driver visible from the IFS,
and then close Adobe Acrobat Reader all without
requiring any end user intervention.

c) The print driver from point b) is then mapped to
send its output to an appropriate OS/400 output queue.

HTH

Best Regards,

/Paul
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Paul Tykodi
E-mail: ptykodi@xxxxxxxxx



>date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:30:30 -0400
>from: michaelr_41@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>subject: RE: Print PDF from iSeries
>
>Good...let me rephrase that...
>
>Is there a way to print a PDF file that's on the IFS
>to an iSeries LAN attached printer using native
>OS/400 tools?

>>On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:22:49 -0400,
>>CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx said:
>> Using Infoprint Server and a printer that supports
>>direct PDF printing,
>> 
>> Charles



        
                
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