Re: XML 2 PDF

["Art Tostaine, Jr." <atostaine@xxxxxxxxx>]

We still use DDS for reports but we are giving users CSV files more and
more instead of reports.

When we do reports they usually have overlays for boxes and logos,
graphics, etc.

Art

On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 6:31 PM Raul Jager <raul@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> To comply with a new law to create and process electronic documents, we
> need to select some items from a large XML and generate and mail a PDF.
> As a "proof of concept" I wrote a program that puts in a PDF a couple of
> items (need more) and mails it.  Before I do all the program I will like
> your opinion about the way I am doing it. In RPG: Select the XML from a
> table (SQL) XML-INTO  to split the XML Override the printer to ifs
> (gives a PDF) Move to field in a printer file (DDS), write... sndsmptemm
> ...   --> my mail client receives a message with the PDF attached. Why
> do I ask?  It was a long time since I did the last printer file, and I
> did not used any pretty stuff, just plain text, so I need to learn about
> box, lines, fonts etc. in DDS.  I was surprised when I opened  the
> manual in the 7.4 page, and found the 7.2 manual, no new things in 7.3
> nor 7.4.  Is it a good idea to use DDS?   Is DDS going away? Are there
> better alternatives? TIA Raúl
>
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