Re: Barcode Support in V7R3 with AFPDS? Dropped?

Rob,

I took it as "we don't support it any more, but it should still work."

This does sound very similar to what my customer was told... IBM directed
them to other companies. He was asking me if my software worked with
barcodes and I told him I'd update my software so it does (so I did!).

Brad
www.bvstools.com

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I do not think this paragraph from the 7.3 Memo To Users affects the
BARCODE keyword:

IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities (5770-AF1)
IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities (5770-AF1) is no longer
supported.
The last release for IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities (5770-AF1)
was IBM i 7.2. The Advance
Function Presentation data stream is now an open architecture managed by
the AFP Consortium.
Replacement products, which offer support for a wider range of image
formats and modern font
technologies, are available from several of the companies that are members
of the AFP Consortium.
Among the replacement products are DocPath Boulder Suite (from DocPath)
and Overview AFP Designer
for iSeries (from Isis-Papyrus). This is not a comprehensive list of
replacement products, as other
companies may also offer function which replaces Advanced Function
Printing Utilities.

References:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzahg/rzahgmtu.htm

http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/v7r3/software.html

Do you have a simple test? Like a printer file and a simplified RPG
program which prints your desired barcode?
I have numerous 7.3 lpars.

Rob Berendt
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From: Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 07/29/2016 12:03 PM
Subject: Barcode Support in V7R3 with AFPDS? Dropped?
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Hi, all!

I had a customer recently mention IBM said they are dropping barcode
support in V7R3 with AFPDS.

I tried to find something online about it, but I couldn't find anything. I
know there are a lot here who are "in the know" and could probably
clarify.

Thanks!

Brad
www.bvstools.com
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