Comments on: I am sending some zipped files to a server, using IBM FTP CS V1R4(exec pgm=ftp). Is it possible to FTP a file in PDF format or some other more printable format than text?

By: cglancy

cglancy — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 04:36:20 +0000

If your organization will allow it, you can use CutePDF to create a pdf file – http://www.cutepdf.com/

I’ve used the free version and it works just fine. Once the report/file is on your PC or LAN simply send the report/file to print through the normal Windows PC method (menu, File -> Print), change the printer destination to point to the ‘cutepdf’ printer (gets defined during installation). Cutepdf converts the output to a pds file instead of physically printing it. Then you can zip the pdf file created, FTP it, & your user’s will be happy (& impressed).

Hope this helps!

By: master6

master6 — Mon, 23 May 2005 10:53:50 +0000

Hi. I am sending some zipped files to a server, using IBM FTP CS V1R4(exec pgm=ftp). I am executing cobol and ftp programs…I need to FTP a file in some printable format. Is there any possibility of returning report files in some other more printable format than text. It isn’t necessary to be a PDF file. As i know of, the average compression to txt file is about 97%, zipping to a PDF file will cause to lose an efficiency of compression. What cam be used to save the efficiency.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

By: master6

master6 — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:24:27 +0000

Thanks a lot for the reply…
Yes, i know that the trick is in creation of the PDF file…but i am doing it in mainframe. That’s why I would like to know what steps should be taken to zip a file in mainframe into a PDF format and then ftp that file?
Any jelp is appreciated….Thanks again…