Re: Copying PDF files generated on the 400 to Linux

What are you using to create the PDF files?  I know some
software is more "picky" about exact PDF specs than others,
and one wrong byte and they won't like them.

I know on my software that creates PDFs you have the option
of selecting the code page to use (defaults to 819).

Brad
www.bvstools.com

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:58:35 -0400
 "Allen" <rallen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We have been converting our reports to PDF on the AS/400
> and
> placing them either in the IFS or onto a NT file server
> 
> using CPYTOSTMF.
> 
> Everything works great and the users love it.
> 
>  
> 
> Now we need to place some PDF files onto a Linux box. 
> 
> We have mounted a drive and all that stuff and we have
> been
> able to successfully place the PDF files on a Linux Box.
> 
>  
> 
> When we open these files (on the Linux box) using Windows
> explorer they open fine.
> 
>  
> 
> Problem:
> 
> When we try to open these files (on the Linux box) from a
> web browser we get an adobe error "File damaged cannot be
> opened.."
> 
> If we create the files in the IFS and copy them to the
> Linux
> box they open fine from the Web Browser.
> 
>  
> 
> I was told it could be the code page (in the IFS they are
> created as code page 1252 (as is the directory), 
> 
> on the Linux Box they are created with Code Page 437 (as
> is
> the directory).
> 
> I am not sure why they would open in Windows Explorer if
> the
> problem was the code page. 
> 
>  
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions of where I should look
> for
> a solution?
> 
> Does anyone know how I can force the directory and files
> to
> be created with Code Page 1252?
> 
>  
> 
> Someone else says it could be an authority issue when a
> file
> is placed on the Linux there are more authorities then on
> the iSeries
> 
> So they may not have the correct authorities. And when
> the
> files are copied from the IFS to the Linux (using Windows
> Explorer) the 
> 
> Authorities are set correctly by Windows?????
> 
>  If this is the case does anyone know how I can create
> them
> with plenty of authority 
> 
> (these are public documents)
> 
> Thanks all
> 
>  
> 
> Allen  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
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Bradley V. Stone
BVS.Tools
www.bvstools.com