Re: AFP print file

I had the opportunity a number of years ago to try RDA, by Gumbo Software.  The good thing about it is it worked almost exactly like IBM's SDA, making it easy to use if you were familiar with SDA. Way better than RLU.

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On 5/28/2020 12:57 PM, Steve M via RPG400-L wrote:

I do the same, Roger, used NotePad++ (and now RDi).

I am thoroughly convinced that as good as SDA is at what it does is as
difficult as RLU is to use. I always said the TLA stood for "Really Lousy
Utility", but that's just one man's opinion.

Steve

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From: RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Roger
Harman
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 13:07
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Subject: Re: AFP print file

Agreed. I always fumble around looking for record length.

And, editing is so so easy. Even before RDi, I gave up on RLU. I'd layout
reports in Notepad++ and translate to DDS.

Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer - ILE RPG on IBM i on Power


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From: RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Vernon
Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 11:03 AM
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Subject: Re: AFP print file
RDi has its own set of comments embedded at the bottom - I don't think it
recognizes RLU options. And it's embedded content is for how things are
presented in RDi, not for compilation that I know of. They are used for
sample screens and reports and all.

To change the record length is not exactly an obvious thing in my experience
- I think you have to take the tab that lets you define reports - someone
please show me a better way!

Now I do find that much editing is easier to do in RDi than it is in RLU
- drag-drop stuff is fantastic, maybe the best feature.

Regards
Vern

On 5/28/2020 9:38 AM, Greg Wilburn wrote:

Yes I do use RDi... but I've only dabbled with PRTFs.  I found it

difficult to navigate and compile (mainly because I'm accustomed to RLU and
I hardly ever mess with printer files).

Also, with RLU there are compile options embedded in the bottom of the

DDS.  Does RDi recognize these?

When I compiled the PRTF from SEU I had change the values in the CRTPRTF

command.

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Of Brian Parkins
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 6:07 PM
To: RPG programming on IBM i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: AFP print file

Greg, do you use RDi? The Print Designer tool allows me to do this -
and is much nicer than RLU. (Compiles OK too.)

Brian.

On 27/05/2020 15:01, Greg Wilburn wrote:

Is there any way to define a field that is longer than a print file is

wide?

Case in point.. I have a printer file that is 100 positions wide.  I

added a field using a variable width font (i.e. fine print at the bottom of
the document).  When filled, the field data goes about 60% across the page.
Because of the font size, I could easily make this field 160, but RLU won't
allow it.

Any way around this?

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