Re: Convert PF to a Print File?

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Back to Mike - if what you really want is a report and not just an 
empty printer file, take a look at Query Management queries and 
forms. If you can type STRQM and press enter and get a menu, you have 
it. A QM query contains a select statement - or actually almost any 
valid SQL statement - but for this purpose can just be

select * from yourlib/yourfile

A matching QM form gives you the layout - the STRQM interface will be 
similar to Query400 for that.

Give it a shot if it fits - it's great!!

Vern

At 09:44 AM 6/1/2007, you wrote:

> RLU.  Bet you eat nails for breakfast, too!
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> Mike Berman wrote:
> > true, but for something basic, the headings could be the file 
> name, standard spacing similar to Query. I will just use the RLU it will do.
> >
> > Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:  Oh...well, you could 
> take the PF DDS, copy the member to a new name
> > and change the type to PRTF, and then thrash around in SEU. You might
> > want to use Code Designer in WDSC. But I don't know of a utility that
> > would convert PF DDS to PRTF DDS - how would it know about detail
> > lines and headings and spacing and such?
> >
> > On 6/1/07, Mike Berman 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 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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