Re: SYSTOOLS.GENERATE_PDF

[Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>]

Most likely the fonts used in the report are not installed and it's doing
substitution.

There's also WSCST objects that may need to be used, if that's possible on
the SQL command (*WSCST and *WSCSTLETTER).

MMail used AFPTOOL for its AFPDS conversion I believe.  At least for a
while.

On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM Brian Garland via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm trying to use the SQL function GENERATE_PDF with an *AFPDS spooled file
> and the resulting PDF is not accurate.  I do have the prerequisite option
> installed.
>
> The character size is off on bolded characters (too large).  It also is
> truncating the right hand side of the document.
>
> I've used CVTSPLPDF (part of MMAIL) and it creates a PDF with all the
> correct formatting.  However, we cannot use this in our product due to the
> license.
>
>
> Is this just a limitation of GENERATE_PDF?
>
> Any other AFPDS to PDF options that are no/low cost whose license allows
> embedding in a commercial product?
>
> Brian
>
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