RE: Outq to PDF to Email -- MIDRANGE-L

Just few suggestions:

If the reports are few and fixed (a fixed header, body a
footer) overlay is the right choice.

If they are not fixed and you cannot modify the source just
take a look of the AFP utilities,  can convert SCS spool to
graphic quite easly.

If not fixed and you are willing to change your programs
consider using DDS keywords like Box, Lines, Font, Shade.

If you need more sophisitcated documents (with paragraph,
word wrapping, colors(??), graphics and so on) consider the
AFP toolbox.

Some consideraion:

Infoprint server is more powerfull if compare with Host
Print Transform, it accepts 32bits colors overlay or page
segment.

Shading: if you also print directly from the system to a
printer (IPDS) remember that printer microcode can reject
it.

HTH
Marco
--- CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Kirk,
> 
> If ASC's product supports converting *AFPDS spool file
> into PDF then it
> should be relatively easy to create an overlay to use on
> the spool file.
> Note that you'll have to change the spool file type to
> *AFPDS.
> 
> Also, final word of warning about "shading" and
> overlays....if you're
> talking about shading sets of lines aka "green-bar" or
> something you may
> find it difficult to line everything up correctly.  Way
> back when, I set up
> electronic invoices and wanted to shade every other line
> so the electronic
> version would match the pre-printed one be replaced. 
> Using Word and the IBM
> AFP printer driver to create the overlay was easy, but I
> could get the
> shaded lines to be quite the right size or position (this
> was at 8 LPI).  I
> ended up using the green screen AFP manager(?) license
> program to create my
> overlays.  The best solution IMHO, for exact overlays are
> IBM's Infoprint
> Designer or similar third party program.  They are used
> an a Windows PC.
> The only problem is the high cost.
> 
> Lastly, if you want to actually print a *AFPDS spool file
> to a iSeries
> printer defined as TYPE(*IPDS) AFP(*YES), the you need to
> have the PSF/400
> license program installed.
> 
> 
> HTH,
> Charles
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kirk Yates [mailto:kirk.yates@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 11:16 AM
> > To: Midrange-L List
> > Subject: Outq to PDF to Email
> > 
> > 
> > Ok, here is the stage:
> > 
> > We have a iSeries web application for student records
> and the 
> > users of the
> > application log on to the application and not to the
> iSeries (they do
> > not have an iSeries profile).  Every user gets there
> own output queue
> > created on the system.
> > 
> > When a user request a report, the report is generated
> and placed in
> > the iSeries output queue for that user.  We use ASC's
> Esend product to
> > convert the spool file to a pdf, and then email it to
> the user.
> > 
> > We wanted to use the same method to deliver reports to
> all users.
> > Right now we have a little over 2,000 users on this one
> application
> > but we expect that number to grow to over 10,000 as we
> allow parents
> > access to the system and they can run their own reports
> on their
> > children.
> > 
> > Now for the problem:
> > 
> > We have a request by teachers to add grid lines and
> shading to the
> > reports, and I haven't a clue how to accomplish that
> request.
> > 
> > Thank you for your help.
> > 
> > Vendor replies are welcome.
> > 



                
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