Re: Can anyone recommend a video(s) or a guide on how to use RDi to build PRTF's?

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Darryl

Does that vendor have its own design tools, maybe not in RDi but avaiable?

I did do a google for "prtf rdi" and got a couple hits - one was an 
article by Jon Paris and Susan Gantner on changes in the Designer - one 
statement was that the Report designer behaves a lot like the Screen one 
- I have seen that, to a certain extent, anyhow.

Have you looked at the RDi help? There are a number of tutorials there - 
I don't have RDi available at the moment.

Someone else confirmed that the graphical stuff isn't displayed in 
Report Designer - nor in Screen Designer - so barcodes and other 
interesting things can't be seen - I don't remember if there is even a 
placeholder for them. I agree that these need to be handled somehow.

HTH
Vern

On 5/24/2019 2:08 PM, dfreinkel wrote:
> Bill
>
> I would have done that but we use emailing/faxing software that will not use
> the overlays. They have their own overlays.
>
> Darryl Freinkel
> A4G.
> Tel: 770.321.8562 Ext 111 | Cell: 678.355.8562
>
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> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Can anyone recommend a video(s) or a guide on how to
> use RDi to build PRTF's?
>
> This doesn't directly answer the question, but you may want to consider an
> alternate approach if the form is complex.
> 1.  Create the form in Visio
> 2.  Print it to an overlay with an AFP printer driver 3.  Import it with
> Navigator for i to an *OVERLAY 4.  Print the text only print file with the
> overlay.
>
> You can do cool things with Advanced Function Printing, but you'll probably
> need a printer nearby for all the tests.
>
> I share your frustration with RDi when designing print files.
> Bill Pahl
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