Re: Forms processing software for i5 and Windows

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Adobe Creator can merge two pdf's and should, with some .net or vb be 
callable. I have an app for a customer where they do the final step in Adobe 
to create a newsletter, with many pages coming from the i in pdf format. 
I've been able to do a lot with just overlays (color or black & white) and 
DDS keywords for lines & boxes, overlays, barcode, etc to produce mailable 
or emailable pdfs from the i. You would have to explain the win side more 
for me to suggest this will work for you. The full Adobe pkg was under $1k 
and the pdf tool on the i (Gumbo Software) was less.
not associated w/either..
Jim Franz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Cunningham" <mike.cunningham@xxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:47 AM
Subject: RE: Forms processing software for i5 and Windows


> No preference. Whatever gets the output to look like what is needed and 
> will print on a network printer. If merging the spool file with the 
> overlay and outputting a PDF which can then be sent to and printed on the 
> printer, without human intervention, that would work.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Kingsley
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:26 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Forms processing software for i5 and Windows
>
> You looking to convert both to like PDF then merge them.
>
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Mike Cunningham 
> <mike.cunningham@xxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of a single application that can take both i5 spool 
> > files
> > and Windows spool files and merge them with a form definition to produce
> > nice looking output?  Examples: Taking a spool file and rearranging data,
> > changing fonts, adding static text,  graphics/signatures/logos, bank 
> > check
> > MICR coding, bar codes, etc and then print to blank paper. We have a 
> > current
> > need for this for a Windows application but the recommended package is
> > almost $13,000. We could use something similar in some i5 applications 
> > that
> > would make life easier and so are looking for one tool to deal with both.
> >
> > Thanks
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