----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 9:40
PM
Subject: Re: Overlays on a Report
Don't know if you are using the afp design tool,
or just dds print file
code. I just finished my first set of forms with
logos and signature.
What I learned is either from this list and the
Printing V redbook.
This is a clip from the print file
A* NEED HEADER TO SET TOP OF FORM BEFORE LOGO AND
SIGNATURE
A R
HEADER
SKIPB(1) FONT(2304 (*POINTSIZE 9))
A R
LOGO
PAGSEG(LOGO1 0.0
0.4)
A R
SIGN
PAGSEG(SIGN2 6.9
0.0)
A R
LINE01
SKIPB(4) FONT(2304 (*POINTSIZE 9))
A* NAME/ADDRESS
A
@BLDAD1
30
62SPACEA(1)
A
@BLDAD2
30
62SPACEA(1)
A
@BLDAD3
30
62SPACEA(1)
A
@BLDAD4
30
62SPACEA(1)
A
@BLDAD5
30
62SPACEA(5)
A* NAME UNDER
LOGO
A
@BLDNOT
40 2FONT(2305 (*POINTSIZE
19))
The compile overrides were devtyp(*afpds) lpi=8
pagsiz=88
It just took a lot of experimenting to get logo
in right place.
The pgm did the "write"s of the HEADER to
set top of page, then the LOGO,
then SIGN (even though it is at lower end of
page) then LINE01 which is all
the detail.
I printed the Font chart in the "OS/400 Printer
Device Programming V4R4" manual in
appendix 4.5.12.1
I used typographic fonts (variable height,
measured in points). I did create a print file
that used about 50 fonts so I could see them
printed.
Having just gone thru this - good luck, and have
lot's of patience.
hth
jim franz
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 5:58
PM
Subject: Overlays on a Report
Okay, this is new territory
for me, so bear with me here....
For a upcoming project we
will be using a overlay for one or two reports and I have been assigned
the task of figuring out how to do this. I know what needs to be done to
create the overlay, what I don't know is how to design the report to use the
overlay. Do I create the printer file laid out like I am printing on
preprinted forms? Or do I do something different? Is there any good tricks I
should know before laying out the report?
Any help on saving me time
will be greatly appreciated.
Mike
Wills
IT Corporate
Support
Phone: (507)
386-3187
midrange.com
