Re: XML 2 PDF -- MIDRANGE-L

Thank you Jim, your message is an excellent resume of the DDS manual,
and much easier to read.

The SET (Paraguayan version of IRS) provides samples:
https://ekuatia.set.gov.py/consultas/

I did ask the list because of my lack of experience in printing pretty,
and the fact that the 7.4 manual is old.

Since we are working in a newspaper, I will prepare a basic model and
ask a graphic designer about the choice of fonts, size and distribution
in the page.

On 7/25/19 9:00 PM, midrange wrote:

In DDS printing, you can have overlays (with basically any text/picture, so if the picture is full of diff font text, - yes).

But you can also change the font of the text lines you are printing . You can hardcode positioning or use variables.

A R $AAAA08 FONT(5687 (*POINTSIZE 8))
A XTEST 100 POSITION(&D1Y &D1X)
A D1Y 5S 3P
A D1X 5S 3P

Page segments for logos, etc

A R NRLOGO PAGSEG(LOGO1 0.0 0.4)

Rotate text
A @LESSOR02 95 POSITION(01.85 7.20)
A FONT(2305 (*POINTSIZE 11))
A TXTRTT(180)

Draw a box
A R NRBOXADV1 BOX(10.40 0.70 12.60 3.15 *WIDE)
A FONT(2304 (*POINTSIZE 9))

Draw a line
A R NRBLOCK LINE(10.59 0.45 02.88 *HRZ 0.800)

Barcodes
A @SIGC2 22 POSITION(6.25 2.65)
A BARCODE(CODE128 6 *NOHRI)

Print symbols not on keyboard - put the hex value in a data field
A @TRADEMRK 2 FONT(2304 (*POINTSIZE 5.0))
A POSITION(&TX &TY)

It is very easy then to create complex documents, and also be "pretty", and will convert to pdf.
Have never found anything I could do in a *AFPDS spooled file that would not convert to PDF.
Also not found much that could not do (although underlining parts of text (not all) is a trick).

I use a list of a dozen or so fonts that work well in US printing - I'm sure there are similar fonts for your country.
Have been doing it for 20 years..(using other products for pdf conversion before ibm supplied it.

It would help to know exactly what is in the bill form.

Jim Franz

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Raul Jager
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 10:59 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: XML 2 PDF

The Paraguayan law describes in detail the XML file to send as a bill, but it also requires to provide the client with a printed version if he request it.

Our "public relations" people want the printed copy to be pretty.

Will overlays allow me to use different fonts sizes?

On 7/24/19 8:11 PM, Art Tostaine, Jr. wrote:

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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