Printing unicode (was: iSeries Access for Windows and unicode)

[Paul Tykodi <ptykodi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Frank,

Just to let you know about the printing side of the equation - use of Power i support for Unicode automatically forces the creation of *AFPDS spool files. The host print transform function of i OS is fully capable of transforming *AFPDS spool files with unicode characters to PCL. At V6R1, IBM has started shipping a native *AFPDS to PDF conversion program, which is also fully unicode compliant. This means you can create PDF documents with characters from multiple languages on them as well (ex: shipping manifest for products going from Japan to PRC China). 

I worked on a project last year for a customer who was globalizing an ERP package by updating its source code to use Unicode and I helped with some of the report printing aspects of the upgrade. I learned a lot and I feel the IBM developers did a masterful job of integrating Unicode support into the i OS architecture.

Best Regards,

/Paul
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> date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:41:37 +1100
> from: frank kolmann <fkolmann@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: iSeries Access for Windows and unicode
>
> Hi Bruce
>
>
> I have Transferred this post from rpg400-l, as suggested by David.
>
>
> Regarding your comment
> --snip
> But the objective of working with Japanese, PRC Chinese, and English to
> mention just a few languages) in one 5250 session, simultaneously, has been
> possible for a few years now.???
> --snip