Re: Convert PF to a Print File? -- RPG400-L

Mike

You can always use RLU or the Code Designer to create a PRTF and import the fields from a PF - that is how it was originally intended - that's what the column definitions can do for you in the PF definition - go directly into the printer file.

HTH
Vern

At 08:07 AM 6/1/2007, you wrote:

IOW, you have a PF and its DDS. I want to use this as a basis to create a Printer file PRTF.

Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Sorry...I don't know what you mean.

On 6/1/07, Mike Berman wrote:
> I guess something like the RPG ILE convertion from the older RPG. Now you are a Printer file type of thing.
>
> Michael Ryan wrote: Do you want to print the contents of the physical file? I would use
> Query/400 or Interactive SQL or an RPG program. You can also use CPYF
> TOFILE(*PRINT) though it's ugly.
>
> Or do you have printer file DDS specs in a physical file that you want
> in a source member? You could use CPYF FMTOPT(*CVTSRC).
>
> Or do you want to do something else?
>
> On 6/1/07, Mike Berman wrote:
> > Hi - Is there an easy way to convert a Physical file
> > on Iseries, into A Printer file?
> > Thank you,
> > Mike
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