Re: PDF Printer Not Working on 7.3 -- MIDRANGE-L

I believe this requires you load on the free 5770-TS1

Rob Berendt
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Date: 04/27/2018 10:21AM
Subject: Re: PDF Printer Not Working on 7.3

Jerry

IBM i supports printing directly to a .pdf streamfile in the IFS. For
example:

OVRPRTF FILE(QSYSPRT) +
DEVTYPE(*AFPDS)+
TOSTMF('/home/Jerry/output.pdf') +
WSCST(*PDF)

NOTE: specify the correct printer file name ... depending on the
program or command called, etc.

Then run a command or call a program that prints something, and you
should find a .pdf file in the IFS, rather than in an *OUTQ.

Try that, and see if it is sufficient for your needs...

Hope that helps,

Mark S. Waterbury

> On 4/27/2018 9:35 AM, Jerry Adams wrote:
> For years on V5R1 and V5R4 I used PDF printers on Windows that I
configured
> and used for System i reports also. Originally it was the PDF printer
from
> Adobe and for the last 5-6 years it has been PDF995.
>
> The printer on the System i was created using:
>
> CRTDEVPRT DEVD(PZ) DEVCLS(*VRT) TYPE(3812) MODEL(1)
> ONLINE(*YES) CTL(QVIRCD0001) FONT(11
> *NONE) FORMFEED(*AUTOCUT)
> SEPDRAWER(*FILE) PRTERRMSG(*INFO)
> MSGQ(*LIBL/QSYSOPR) TRANSFORM(*NO)
> PPRSRC1(*MFRTYPMDL) PPRSRC2(*MFRTYPMDL)
> ENVELOPE(*MFRTYPMDL) ASCII899(*NO)
> IMGCFG(*NONE) TEXT('PDF Printer')
> DEPLOCNAME(*NONE)
>
> Well, we finally moved to a 7.3 system. The printer is still defined
the
> same way on the new System i. And, it seems, I created in Windows using
the
> ACS Session Manager using the "Other Printer" option and the PFD995
device.
>
> But, when I move a report to PZ, the report disappears (is completed) on
the
> System i but never "prints" in my open/connected PZ printer on my PC.
If
> the PZ printer is not connected in Windows (ACS), it stays in 'Ready'
mode
> on the System i, which is naturally as it should be.
>
> I hope I have included sufficient information, but I'm willing to supply
> more. Any suggestions as to where I should search for the
problem/solution
> would be appreciated.
>
> Jerry C. Adams
>
> If you torture data sufficiently, it will confess to almost anything.
-Fred
> Menger
>
> IBM i Programmer/Analyst
> --
> NMM&D
> 615-832-2730
>
>
>

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