Re: Spool File too Wide - 350 chars per line

Avoid the pdf transform, RPG can create the pdf directly using an OVRPRTF.
I do not remember the parameters, no access to a computer.

El mié, 14 de ene de 2026, 17:06, Jim Franz <franz9000@xxxxxxxxx> escribió:

All,
My response before is not correct. Even though the screen prompt for
CRTPRTF says the max length is 378 - after reading the help text, "it
depends"...
Irregardless, with an external printer file, device type *afpds, and fonts
and pointsize one can support more than 255 characters in a line - however
it would.require a lot of trial and error to get the form readable,
especially after pdf transform.

A R $PRT05 FONT(2304 (*POINTSIZE 5))
A @XX1 50 POSITION(4.00 1.10)
A @XX2 50 POSITION(4.00 2.30)
A @XX3 50 POSITION(4.00 3.60)
A @XX4 50 POSITION(4.00 4.90)
A @XX5 50 POSITION(4.00 6.20)
A @XX6 50 POSITION(4.00 7.40)
A @XX7 50 POSITION(4.00 8.60)

the only compiler override is the DEVTYPE
CRTPRTF FILE(JIM/XYZ) SRCFILE(JIM/QDDSSRC) DEVTYPE(*AFPDS)
Jim

On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM Mohan Eashver <mohankva@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thank you very much Jim, appreciate your help.

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Regards,
Mohan Eashver



On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM Jim Franz <franz9000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

and compile parameter -

Printer device type . . . . . . *afpds *SCS, *IPDS, *LINE...

jim

On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM Jim Franz <franz9000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

use an external print file, source type PRTF
use font that is not fixed width - helvetica regular is 2304 and bold

is

2305. the example below is pointsize 9 but you can go much smaller).

There

are many other fonts, just know which are fixed width characters...
use position on the page (x and y coordinates ( not spacea (space

after)

or spaceb (space before) - the x & y coordinates can be field values,

does

not have to be hardcoded in printer file.

your compile parameters - 255 is max for page length (not width)
378 is max width

Page size:

Length--lines per page . . . . 66 .001-255.000

Width--positions per line . . 132 .001-378.000

Measurement method . . . . . . *ROWCOL *ROWCOL, *UOM

Lines per inch . . . . . . . . . 6 6, 3, 4, 7.5, 7,5,

8,

9,

12
Characters per inch . . . . . . 10 10, 5, 12, 13.3,

13,3,

15...

sample
A R NCBOXPERM1 BOX(4.90 6.44 5.75 7.70

*NARROW)

A FONT(2304 (*POINTSIZE 9))
A @PERMIT1 16 POSITION(5.06 6.50)
A @PERMIT2 16 POSITION(5.18 6.50)
A @PERMIT3 16 POSITION(5.30 6.50)
A @PERMIT4 16 POSITION(5.42 6.50)
A @PERMIT5 16 POSITION(5.54 6.50)
A @PERMIT6 16 POSITION(5.66 6.50)

hope this helps
jim franz

On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM Mohan Eashver <mohankva@xxxxxxxxx>

wrote:

Hello and Happy new year to you all,

I need to produce a report [spool file] that is over 350 characters

wide.

That is my 1st goal.
My 2nd goal is to convert the spool into a PDF & e-Mail to an US
Government
Agency.
I got a 3rd party tool that will take a spool file as input &

convert

to

PDF hence I may be OK & no problem on the 2nd goal.

But I cannot get thru my 1st goal namely the DDS does not allow me

to

print
anything beyond 255 characters width.

Here are the 2 messages I get:
* CPD7807 10 2 Message . . . . : Length and

position

values cause fields to overlap.
* CPD7874 30 1 Message . . . . : Line or position

value

greater than 255.

So, I do not have a way to produce a spool file far wider than 255

Chars.

This is USDA which is a bureaucratic government Agency hence they

are

not

accepting a CSV from us.

Is there a tool that will take a Physical File or a CSV from IFS

Directory

& turn it into a Spool file ?
OR
Is there a tool that will take a Physical File or a CSV from IFS

Directory

& turn it into PDF ?
OR
Is there another option ?

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Regards,
Mohan Eashver
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