RE: PDF to spool file.

>>  I did not find a product that did it natively on the /400.  Does
anyone 
>>  know of any?

As far as I can make out from Googling the net, Infoprint Server for
iSeries (5722-IP1) says it can convert from PDF to AFP.

All the best

Jonathan 
www.astradyne-uk.com


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of M. Lazarus
Sent: 15 July 2005 02:17
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: PDF to spool file.

Paul,


  They solved the problem by throwing hardware at it - a brand new PDF 
capable Infoprint printer.

  -mark

At 7/14/05 08:09 PM, you wrote:
>Hi Mark,
>
>An answer regarding batch printing of pdf's to an IPDS
>capable printer or using the AFPDS to PCL capability
>of host print transform would be as follows:
>
>There are a number of software products, which provide
>pdf to AFP conversion. Many of these software tools
>allow for indexing and job splitting of the pdf files
>as well for batch printing purposes.
>
>The problem in the case of the iSeries - AS/00 servers
>is that not all of the packages run under i5 OS -
>OS/400.
>
>Assuming you were able to find a package that met your
>requirements, once the files are converted into *AFPDS
>format you have the option to print them via PSF/400
>to IPDS printers or convert them with host print
>transform for HP PCL laser and inkjet printers.
>
>HTH
>
>Best Regards,
>
>/Paul
>--
>Paul Tykodi
>Principal Consultant
>TCS - Tykodi Consulting Services LLC
>E-mail: ptykodi@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> >date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:53:36 -0400
> >from: "M. Lazarus" <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>
> >subject: Re: PDF to spool file.
> >
> >Brad,
> >
> >  I recently ran into a situation that would have
>save >the client a lot of money and time had they been
> >easily able to do that.  PDF is a fairly common
> >format.  They have thousands of PDF documents that
> >their users and clients can view, email or print on
> >demand.
> >
> >  But shortly after they are first generated (on an
> >overnight or weekend run) they need to be printed
>(for >legal reasons.)  There are a limited number of
> >printers that print PDF directly, so they had to buy
>a >printer dedicated to the task, although they
>already >had high speed printers (albeit ones that
>didn't print >PDFs.)  The alternative was to run it
>through a >Windows driver attached printer.  Neither
>solution was >ideal.  Having the ability to flip it to
>*IPDS would >have been great.
> >
> >  -mark
>
><snip>
>
>
>
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