Re: CPYSPLF to PDF vs Host Print Transform API... Odd Differences in Results

[Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>]

No, it's when viewed.

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 4:21 PM, <broehmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Brad,
>
> One question.
>
> Is this a PDF that is finally printed that shows the black rectangles
> while not showing up when viewed?
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
> From:   Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   03/14/2016 03:27 PM
> Subject:        CPYSPLF to PDF vs Host Print Transform API... Odd
> Differences in  Results
> Sent by:        "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
> I have a customer on V7R1 who is using the Host Print Transform API to
> convert AFPDS spooled files to TIFF, and then to PDF.
>
> The overlay they are using seems to produce large black rectangles were
> "some" of the overlay graphics are.  It makes the resulting file
> unreadable.
>
> When using Infoprint or CPYSPLF to PDF (on another V7R1 system that I
> tested on) the overlay seems to be ok.  On this same system using Host
> Print Transform it also generates the large black blocks.
>
> They don't have the CPYSPLF option set up on their IBM i, though.  And
> they
> don't want to use Infoprint Server.
>
> Any idea why this would be?
>
> Brad
> www.bvstools.com
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