RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Free form for a printer and o specs

Thanks for your reply Vernon
First the bad news - we DON'T have RDi
Now the good news - after MUCH cajoling, pleading, groveling, crying, swearing - on my part - we are finally getting RDi
Just have to wait for the red tape etc.

This has nothing to do with my original question as I have resigned/accepted that I need to do an external print file and am capable of doing so with PDM
What DID catch my eye in your e-mail, was the link for the RDi tutorials

I haven't had a chance to look at this link, yet
But I appreciate you passing this on


Alan Shore
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Free form for a printer and o specs

Hi Alan

SImple or not, I strongly concur with the suggestions to use a PRTF - would you ever write display code the way it was done on the 36? And probably still can be on the IBM i?

PRTFs are also very easy, and there is a nice designer in RDi. There are tutorials for RDi at http://ibm.biz/rdi_labs - Lab 09 deals with Report Designer.

If you're using PDM, there is always RLU, which can do well enough.

Good luck!
Vern

On 7/25/2019 8:23 AM, Alan Shore via MIDRANGE-L wrote:

Thanks Rob
Its just a small report - nothing fancy

Alan Shore
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Use of O specs, even in fixed form, have a very limited use when using anything other than the most basic of reporting. For a "quick and dirty" they may be acceptable. But look at creating a printer file with DDS. Then in RPG you write to that instead of using O specs, etc.

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You can't do O-specs (or I-specs) in **FREE. You should probably use an externally-described print file. Alternatively, you can use an /INCLUDE compiler directive to put the fixed-format O-specs in a different source member.



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From: Alan Shore via MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 7:56 AM
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Subject: Free form for a printer and o specs

Hi everyone
We are on V7r3
Its been a while since I wrote a new program that produces a spool
file

With free-form, you declare a printer like

dcl-f SLSRPT0055 Printer OflInd(pageFull);

However - did anything replace the o-specs?

Ive done a google search and haven't really found anything - but then - could THAT be due to what I am searching for?

As always - all answers gratefully accepted

Alan Shore
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Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019
Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640
'If you're going through hell, keep going.'
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