Re: HTML to PDF Generator (X-Server on i)

["Walt Madden" <walterross@xxxxxxxxx>]

Vern Hamberg wrote:
> We already have PTL installed on a box here, I'm disappointed that IBM
> have chosen to break most of the links to the old PartnerWorld porting
> site, where this was available.
>
> In the QAPTL library is a source file called README - that has some
> installation and configuration information. Then there are the IFS
> pars in /QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData/DeveloperTools &
> /QIBM/ProdData/DeveloperTools that have some docs for some of the
> stuff.

I think most of this has been covered, but to summarize...

X Windows support is built into PASE for i (SS1 Option 33).  Just set the 
DISPLAY environment variable to point to your X server (i.e. "export 
DISPLAY=<myXservert>:<display>" and then start your X application on i.

If you have 5733SC1 installed and are running the sshd daemon (STRTCPSVR 
*SSHD on 6.1 and beyond), you can also connect via ssh and have X directed 
back to the desktop where you started the ssh client by using "ssh -Y" or 
"ssh -X".

If you don't have an X server such as a Linux, AIX, etc desktop or cygwin on 
Windows you can use the VNC X server included with 5799PTL.  If you're on 
V5R4 or later be sure to get the V5R4 version of 5799PTL.  The VNC server in 
V5R4 of 5799PTL is much improved performance-wise from the earlier V4R5M1 
version.  5799PTL is a free web download from here:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/search.jsp?rs=iseriest

Finally, we're aware that the 5799PTL documentation links are broken and 
we're working to get them back...  At least the 5799PTL support email 
address still works:  rchqaptl at us dot ibm dot com so feel free to write 
with questions.

-- Walt