Host Print Transform and printing graphics

["Rick DuVall" <R_C_DuVall@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Everyone

        I have a client based application which generates data, based on a 
graphic.
This data then needs to be printed intermingled with said graphic.  The
obvious way, using overlays and host print transform works, but sucks the
life out of the as/400 (er iSeries) and takes forever.  This will likely be
a fairly high volume job.

        There has to be a better way of doing this.  Has anyone ever generated a
pdf stream file from the iSeries?  And I Don't mean from a spool file - I
mean directly from data and graphics. Does this allow the overlay of print
and graphics?  I have just begun to think of alternatives and I would much
appreciate any ideas any of you might have.  I am going to examine the pdf
specs next.

        I don't think the standard host print transform is going to work fast
enough even if I gave it it's own machine.  And I prefer to do the job
natively if possible.  I have seen many pc products which claim to do the
transform for you and prefer at this stage to continue looking for a native
solution - which I don't mind writing myself if I can get an idea of how to
go about it.

        Anyway, thanks for listening.  And thanks in advance for any ideas you
might have.

Regards
Rick


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