Re: How to import/convert gif pc image in PAGSEG

I pulled this from the archives:
RC


 You need to install the AFP print drivers that come with Client
Access
> on your PC.  I've had good luck using the IBM 3812 AFP driver.
>
> You could then print the logo(s) that you want to use, using MS Word
> or MS paint, etc. selecting the AFP printer and printing them to a
> file.  You will need to designate on the printer properties that you
> are creating an page segment.
>
> Once this is done, FTP a binary image of the print file to a PF
> created on your AS/400.  This file will need to be created with the
> MAXIMUM record length (32766 I think) and LVLCHK(*NO) beforehand.
>
> Then use the CRTPAGSEG command to create the page segment in your
> specified library.  Then you will need to reference the page segment
> in your external printfile.
>
> One more thing...create your printfile with DEVTYPE(*AFPDS).
>
> That is a short synopsis of how I've done it before.  Your mileage
may
> vary.
>
> I hope it helps.
>
> Regards,
> Russell Conerly
> Tupelo, MS

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> 
> Are you trying to write an RPG program to do this?  This is the RPG
> programming mailing list, so if you're not planning to do this in
> an RPG program, please post it on a different list, probably
MIDRANGE-L.
> 
> To do this in RPG, you'll want to use the "Convert Image" API
(QIMGCVTI)
> specifying GIF as the input type, and AFP as the output.
> 
> Documentation for the API is here:
>
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/info/apis/QIMGCVTI.h
tm
> 
> Once you've done that, you should have an AFP stream file.  You then
need
> to copy it to a PF and run the CRTPAGSEG command on it to create a
> *PAGSEG object from it.
> 
> Good Luck!
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 vinciamo@xxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > Hi!
> > Is there a way to convert a pc image in gif format into a *PAGSEG
format
> > on the AS400.
> > I want to print the logo in AFP Prtf!
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
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