Re: subject: Re: OVERLAY with PDF problem

Hi Tom, you didn't mention the printer type you use to print so I assume the
connected DEVICE is configured using TRANSFORM(*YES) and thus with the
parameter PPRSRC1 defined (*LETTER or *A4...) or defaulted to *MFRTYPMDL.

When using PDF conversion with Infoprint Server you must declare a PSFCFG to
handle the conversion and there you declare the page size. But you're using
the conversion provided with WSCST and TOSTMF so you'd better read this
topics:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/index.jsp?topic=/rzalu/rzaluwscstpara.htm
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/index.jsp?topic=/rzalu/rzalucusctxform.htm

or

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/rzalu/rzalu.pdf

HTH
MarcoF

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message: 7
date: Thu, 13 May 2010 12:08:15 +0200
from: Marco Facchinetti <marco.facchinetti@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: OVERLAY with PDF problem

Hi Tom,

2010/5/12 Tom Deskevich <thomas.l.deskevich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I have a print job where I am printing a front and back overlay using
duplex. When I print, it looks fine, everything prints where it should.

Probably the PDF device has a page definition (*LETTER / *A4 ... ) not
matching the other one.

Put when I do an OVRPRTF to a pdf, the overlay shifts, and the variable
information does not hit the overlay.

I do have DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) , TOSTMF('/image/parks.pdf') and WSCST(*PDF)

.

I have tried to take off the DUPLEX, and the back OVERLAY.

Tried creating the overlay different ways. I start with a PDF to create
the
overlay.
I have page scaling NONE. Print text as graphics off.
I have tried to print to an AFP 300 and 3812 printer to create the
overlay.

I do not get any errors in the OVERLAY creation process.
I copy it from IFS to QDLS, do a CPYFRMPCD then CRTOVL.

You can easly create overlays via System i Navigator without using
intemediate files or docs:

AFP Manager > Resources > Overlay rigth click and Import...


HTH
MarcoF

Thanks.

Tom Deskevich
INFOCON Corporation
814-472-6066
Fax 472-5019