Comments on: Convert to PDF

By: tomliotta

tomliotta — Tue, 29 May 2012 02:34:51 +0000

I have a requirement to save my splf (reports with overlays – AFP format) in an IFS folder. I need to store them with a custom 20 byte name and in a PDF format.

I tried SPL2PDF and it works as long as there are no overlays.

AFAIK, if you require AFPDS with images/overlays, the only real choice is IBM’s InfoPrint Services. If someone else knows about other products that handle AFP/overlays, they can add more comments.

You can, of course, write your own. The PDF specifications are available from Adobe, and AFPDS specs are available from IBM.

Tom

By: rohitha1lavu

rohitha1lavu — Mon, 28 May 2012 05:39:34 +0000

Hi All,

I have a requirement to save my splf (reports with overlays – AFP format) in an IFS folder. I need to store them with a custom 20 byte name and in a PDF format.

I tried SPL2PDF and it works as long as there are no overlays.

So is there anyway to convert an AFP reports to PDF.

We are in V5R1 and even tried using CPYAFPPDF. But this command was not supported.

Any help or suggestion is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Rohitha

By: svankipu

svankipu — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:18:35 +0000

Hi Johnson,
Use this command (WRKWTR) & check whether u have this WRITER (PDFMAIL) in your AS/400.
once it is there; take opt-2 on the spool-file & take F10(for addl. attributes) & change the following:-
1) Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFMAIL
2)Save file . . . . . . . . . . . *YES
3)User Defined Data . . . . . . . ‘mailtag(xxxxx@yyyyy.com)’ – this would be your mail-id
& hit enter; it would send an PDF-attachment to your INBOX;
save it to wherever you want.

Thanks

By: lovemyi

lovemyi — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:09:39 +0000

There is another relatively inexpensive product called SPLTOOL and MAILTOOL from Bradley V. Stone at BVS.com, I believe. Just goodle Bradley V. Stone and you will see his website. The products are very reasonable and work really great on V5R3 and V5R4 machines.

Lovemyi

By: rvp400

rvp400 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:21:00 +0000

Hi,

Check this article out:

http://www.mcpressonline.com/programming/rpg/has-your-system-i-emailed-someone-today.html

It describes how to convert a spool file to PDF and save it to the IFS or sending it via e-mail. The article includes the program, some examples and its all FREE!

Regards,
RVP

By: yuva47

yuva47 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:57:10 +0000

JohnsonMumbai,

According to what you are writing you have ONLY one choice.
Check out SpoolFactory.com and I know that it will solve all your needs and is not expensive.

YuVa

By: johnsonmumbai

johnsonmumbai — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:08:56 +0000

We are on v5r4, we would like to convert the spool file which are statements to be sent to customers to pdf. Also we need the name of pdfs to be the customers number which is to be take from within the spool file. Is that possible too.

By: bigkat

bigkat — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:46:34 +0000

How soon till you go to i6.1 (V6R1)?

  OVRPRTF FILE(print-file) DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) WSCST(*PDF)
          TOSTMF('/usr/local/pdfs/my-pdf-file.pdf')
 
  CALL PGM(program)
 
  DLTOVR FILE(print-file)

Instead of a spool-file, you have a PDF that is ready for distribution! NO changes to the report program itself are required, just change the calling CL – or add a wrapper CL – to do the override, call the program, (distribute it), and remove the override.