Re: Overlays and PDFs

[Jim Franz <franz9000@xxxxxxxxx>]

this is a long ago memory of a conversation with an IBM'r at Common
involved with host print transform and other print processing -- the lpi
7.5 (unusual) is going to cause it to make approximations. IBM's coding is
precise for many lpi, lpp, cpi variations - but not all. I switched a many
of the afpds forms to not rely on lpi ,SPACEA / SPACEB but instead use
POSITION  - this is a box and then the detail inside the box

 A          R AMENDBOX                  BOX(7.60 3.00 8.35 5.11 *WIDE)
 A                                                   FONT(2305 (*POINTSIZE
6.7))
 A          R AMENDPRT                  FONT(2305 (*POINTSIZE 6.7))
 A            AMENDTITLE    30          POSITION(7.75 3.05)
 A            AMENDLIN1     30          POSITION(7.85 3.05)
 A            AMENDLIN2     30          POSITION(7.95 3.05)
 A            AMENDLIN3     30          POSITION(8.05 3.05)
 A            AMENDLIN4     30          POSITION(8.15 3.05)
 A            AMENDLIN5     30          POSITION(8.25 3.05)

hth
Jim Franz

On Thu, Jan 4, 2024 at 6:10 PM DEnglander--- via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have an RPG program that is creating a spool file with an Overlay. The
> overlay is basically boxes to make sections on the page. There is one
> format in the PRTF with BOX and POSITION keywords, which appears in the
> page footer area.
>
> When the program finishes, I release the spool file to a network attached
> laser printer and it prints with the boxes and characters aligned.
>
> When I convert it to a PDF and save it to the IFS via CPYSPLF and
> WSCST(*PDF) option, I do get a PDF, but the boxes and characters are not
> in alignment anymore. It appears that the characters are too high by one
> line and about 4 positions to the right too far.
>
> The PRTF is compiled with these parameters: DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) LPI(7.5)
> CPI(10) OVRFLW(66). The OVRPRTF in the CL also specifies the Overlay and
> PAGRTT parameters.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this? Our development system is on V7R4 with
> fairly recent PTFs.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Doug
>
>
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