AFPDS

AFPDS w/overlay is not WYSIWYG

When printing a *AFPDS spool file with an overlay, variable text data print differently than they display with the AFP Workbench Viewer and will not align properly. Overlay is fine, but text data is all over the page. Using Helvetica 9pt. and printing to a HP8150N printer. What am I missing?

INFOPRINT SERVER PDF conversion and printing issue.

Hi Folks, Hopefully someone can help me. I am trying to implement the infoprint server to convert to PDF bring in a dynamic image with the AFPRSC and print to an infoprint printer. The conversion works nice and I can see the PDF in the IFS and it brings in the images in nicely however when I...

Howdo I incorporate .bmp images into i5 printer/spool file?

We use overlays with static images(logo), but I need to include a .bmp image into a spool file based on link data (on the iseries) that points to a .bmp file on the IFS. Really don't want to recreate the wheel by making page segments out of these images (there are many of them), and not having any...

Accessing the MICR font on an HP 8150 Printer

Hi All, I'm having a problem using a printer resident font on an HP 8150 LaserJet printer. There are actually three printer resident fonts that I'm trying to use for a check printing process; a signature font, a secure digits font and the micr line font. I retrieved the PCL font list with their...

placement of a page segment graphic

I'm attempting to replace the graphic in a pre-existing page segment. When using a program such as MS Paint to create the PC-based PSG file, what determines the placement of the graphic within the file? After uploading the PSG file and creating the page segment, I'm finding that the placement of...

iSeries AFPDS printing to an IP printer is not supporting images to IP printer.

I am attempting to eliminate several pre-printed forms by using AFPDS, however I am running into a problem printing images. I first encountered the problem in trying to shade boxes. After research revealed that box shading is actually an image, I tried adding our company logo, confirming that I am...

Change font of PRTF while printing

I want to print my PRTF (*AFPDS) in Times New Roman font (size 10 or 12). I think I can do this by giving FNTCHRSET values while compiling my PRTF. I'm not able to find what values can be given for charater set and code page for Tiems new Roman. Pls suggest.

AFP AS400 iSeries - Print Portrait and Landscape in same printer file

Does anyone have a working example of the above? In my case the record format level keyword, PAGRTT(90) is not performed. Please HELP!!!

AS/400 printing - DDS spec PAGRTT in record format definitions

What do they mean when they say you must be 'on the page boundary' for this keyword (PAGRTT) to function? How can I check if I'm there or not? I would like to have one page in my printer file print portrait and the next in landscape, but PAGRTT doesn't work.

iSeries AFP Page Rotation within the printer file

I have a printer file devtype(*afpds) in which I would like to print one page in profile & then the next in landscape. I am trying to do this within the dds with different records. I create the prtf with PAGRTT(0). Then, in the dds on a given record format, I specify PAGRTT(90) to achieve...

AS400 RLU AFPDS Printer File Transfer to Excel

We operate on a V5R2 release. IBM 9406 820 model. I want to transfer a RLU Printer File with AFPDS char to an excel spread sheet.