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MR2001
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Mainframe PS to PDF
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Dear all,
How can a mainframe dataset converted into portable document format(pdf)? Is this possible? Any site deals for this conversion process? A reply would be helpful. Thanks.
ASKED: Jul 21 2008  6:58 AM GMT
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You do not talk about why you want to do this conversion. Suppose you have old documentation saved as old fashioned physical sequential files on the mainframe and you want to convert them to pdf to publish in your library in the intranet.
There are many ways to do it:
- ftp them, open it with OpenOffice, save as PDF
- ftp the file, by a tool from Adobe (Framemaker, Destiller), open the file with the tool and save it as PDF
- write your own program (for example, in java using iText ) and convert it.
Good luck!

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There are products available to do this - convert a mainframe file (probably a report) to PDF format. for example XMITIP. www.lbdsoftware.com/

Steve
Last Answered: Oct 28 2009  4:20 PM GMT by Meandyou   2645 pts.
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Lxkarry16   110 pts.  |   Nov 26 2009  2:20AM GMT

i think it’s possible. you just open it,use simpo pdf creator, goto file,select simpo pdf creayor to print that file, then your file will turn into pdf fotmat.