Comments on: Utility to Print RPG Output Specs

By: tomliotta

tomliotta — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:39:41 +0000

It’s been maybe 20 years since O-specs should have been used. I don’t think I’ve even seen any in the past decade. I suspect that utilities for them will be harder to find as each new year goes by.

Use that thought to press management to get programs with O-specs modernized up to what should have been standard 20 years ago.

Tom

By: russk1

russk1 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:18:20 +0000

RLU won’t help you until you convert your O-specs to an external print file. There was a utility CVTTOPRTF that converts them that I downloaded (MC Press possibly) about 5 years ago. I’m not sure if it’s the same one mentioned – it was free then. You may find it by searching for it.

By: birddon

birddon — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:33:42 +0000

RLU (Report Layout Utility) has a report prototyping option that will do that.
Don

By: mocha1

mocha1 — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:29:15 +0000

There is a utility in the RPG Power Tool Chest by Craig Rutledge that will convert O specs to a print file. It works well. It is no longer free though. May be worth your while to take a look.

By: mayleong

mayleong — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:07:47 +0000

Hi,

try RLU utility. U can start RLU within PDM against your PRTF file. But if u are coding it as “O” specs within RPG, then u had to test / count the length of variable/constant/fields to be printed to arrive at ending column position.
when testing, u can also see the output but not necessary that it will indicate the “X” or “9″. Eg, a field with 8,2 but value is eg, 20.00, will still print as 20.00 (depending on edit code/edit word). But u can see from the report where is the ending column and calculate whether it will “accomodate” the variable/constant/field length. u also had to add up editing words if any, such as “$”, “*”

By: bigkat

bigkat — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:56:07 +0000

Report Designer is a great utility by Gumbo Software. Interface works like SDA. Alas, it is not free.

By: birddon

birddon — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:55:56 +0000

RDA has a prototyping option that will perform that function.

By: mikebaker

mikebaker — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:58:00 +0000

I had forgotten that Pathfinder had a utility like that. However, we don’t have Pathfinder and don’t have it in the budget for the coming year.

I found one freeware utility but it had a dead link.

Any other utilities anyone can think of?

Thanks!