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Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Trying to use CPYSPLF to create a PDF

Vendor response:

Actually, we've had our SPLTOOL and AFPTOOL out there making PDFs from *SCS
and *AFPDS spooled files for years.. over 20 now if I count right.

We also have the ability for you to use a PDF as an overlay to add onto a
spooled file that already exists.

https://www.fieldexit.com/forum/display?threadid=12

Create your spooled file as *SCS. Create an overlay in PDF and put it in
the IFS. Get things lined up and go on your merry way. You can even add
passwords, barcodes and images to the PDFs as well using SPLTOOL.
www.bvstools.com/spltool.html.

Or if you already have an *AFPDS spooled file, using any of the SPLTOOL
commands will see that and automatically use the appropriate conversion
process (SPLTOOL, AFPTOOL, or even CPYSPLF if you want).

With MAILTOOL you can convert and email in one step without having to worry
about cleanup. And it will work flawlessly with Office 365, GMail, Godaddy
or other online mail providers.

https://www.fieldexit.com/forum/display?threadid=363 (barcodes)
https://www.fieldexit.com/forum/display?threadid=379 (images)

Very inexpensive and from what I hear, pretty great support as well. ;)

Bradley V. Stone
www.bvstools.com
MAILTOOL Benefit #11 <https://www.bvstools.com/mailtool.html>: Save Emails
- Save emails that are sent out at a global, user or individual email
level.

On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 7:44 AM Marco Facchinetti <
marco.facchinetti@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The only safe way to handle this type of spool is Infoprint Server but I
don't know if it's a viable route for you.


HTH
--
Marco Facchinetti

Mr S.r.l.

Tel. 035 962885
Cel. 393 9620498

Skype: facchinettimarco


Il giorno mer 29 apr 2020 alle ore 14:26 Alan Shore via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ha scritto:

Hi
I think that I am STILL missing something
I went through and used WCST parameter, using ALL of them
I didn’t see ANY differences between ANY of them
So – I was thinking that it might have been because I was replacing an
existing ifs file, so I changed it so that each of my runs created a new
ifs file, and THAT was the file I sent to myself
They STILL looked all the same
The print character moved over to the left

Anyone any ideas?

Alan Shore
E-mail : ASHORE@xxxxxxxx<mailto:ASHORE@xxxxxxxx>
Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019
Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640
‘If you're going through hell, keep going.’
Winston Churchill

From: Alan Shore
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 7:28 AM
To: Bryan Dietz <bdietz400@xxxxxxxxx>; Midrange Systems Technical
Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Trying to use CPYSPLF to create a PDF

Thanks Bryan
Believe it or not – Marco mention the translate tables – but for V7r2, so
I was JUST wondering if there was anything different for V7r3
Appreciated

Alan Shore
E-mail : ASHORE@xxxxxxxx<mailto:ASHORE@xxxxxxxx>
Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019
Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640
‘If you're going through hell, keep going.’
Winston Churchill

From: Bryan Dietz [mailto:bdietz400@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 7:20 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Cc: Alan Shore <ashore@xxxxxxxx<mailto:ashore@xxxxxxxx>>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Trying to use CPYSPLF to create a PDF

More info on different WSCST objects here:


https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzalu/rzaluwscstpara.htm

Bryan

On Apr 29, 2020, at 6:40 AM, Alan Shore via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:

Thanks Marco
I didn't think that I would need to do that
Just specify *PDF
Let me give it a shot
I just suppose that it will be trial and error
MUCH appreciated



Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone


-------- Original message --------
From: Marco Facchinetti <marco.facchinetti@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:
marco.facchinetti@xxxxxxxxx>>
Date: 4/29/20 06:36 (GMT-05:00)
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Trying to use CPYSPLF to create a PDF

Hi Alan another option is doing some tests using one of the transform
objects in qsys (V7R2):

QCTXPDF
QCTXPDFMBD
QCTXPDFMB2
QCTXPDFWT
QCTXPDFWT2
QCTXPDF2

Eg:

CPYSPLF FILE(MYSPOOL)
TOFILE(*TOSTMF)
TOSTMF('/tmp/testpdf.pdf')
WSCST(*LIBL/QCTXPDF2)
STMFOPT(*REPLACE)

HTH
--
Marco Facchinetti

Mr S.r.l.

Tel. 035 962885
Cel. 393 9620498

Skype: facchinettimarco


Il giorno mar 28 apr 2020 alle ore 19:54 Alan Shore via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> ha
scritto:

Hi everyone
We are on V7r3
I have been asked to look into creating and e-mailing our invoices as
pdf's from the AS/400

I already knew about the changes to CPYSPLF, so I thought that I would
look into that
The command I used was

CPYSPLF FILE(INVOICE) TOFILE(*TOSTMF) JOB(192813/CREDSALE36/JKEITTB)
TOSTMF('/ashore/invoice.pdf') WSCST(*PDF) STMFOPT(*REPLACE)

The INVOICE spool file has an overlay

I then used this command to e-mail it to myself

SNDSMTPEMM RCP(('ashore@xxxxxxxx<mailto:ashore@xxxxxxxx>'))
SUBJECT('Sending a pdf file')
ATTACH(('/ashore/invoice.pdf'))

When I received the e-mail, the overlay was there, but the characters
(print) were not where it should be - in the boxes
The characters were "pushed" to the left

I googled CPYSPLF and came across this web page
https://www.rpgpgm.com/2014/03/creating-pdf-files-from-spool-files.html

and I checked the ptf's mentioned
Both of the ptf's mentioned there are on our system
5770TS1 *COMPATIBLE IBM Transform Services for i
5770TS1 *COMPATIBLE Transforms - AFP to PDF Transform

Does anyone have any ideas as to what I did wrong or is missing?
As always, all answers gratefully accepted

Alan Shore
E-mail : ASHORE@xxxxxxxx<mailto:ASHORE@xxxxxxxx<mailto:ASHORE@xxxxxxxx%
3cmailto:ASHORE@xxxxxxxx>>
Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019
Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640
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