Re: printing boilerplate info on a form

FWIW, my opinion is that the simplest way would be to make a physical file record with several fields at about the same length as will fit on your page. Say, a number like 65 columns by 8 or 10 fields, or whatever will be enough. Then print each of the fields as a separate line.

Making a simple program to edit that record would be pretty straight forward. I suppose the data editor program could also implement an F-key to print with the same printer attributes as your main program so you'd get a good chance to test the layout while still in development.

Here is a data editor program that might work:

http://www.martinvt.com/Subfiles/Data_Editor/data_editor.html


On 7/13/2012 4:41 PM, Stone, Joel wrote:

Yes - we use this method, but it is a pain to make changes to the text.

There must be a way to store data in the Iseries as physical file text, move it to a DDS external printer file field, and print it as nice-looking proportional font wrapping text???

Overlays and page-segments work, but they are so cumbersome and difficult to modify text.



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Barrett
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 4:29 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: printing boilerplate info on a form

I just got this from a BP on how I might make a overlay for our
InfoPrint solution:

Here are the steps to use overlays in a RPG application.


Use Microsoft word to create document to be used for overlay
Print document to AFP printer
FTP file to overlay file
Create overlay with CRTOVL command
Modify the application print file to use overlay

"Stone, Joel" <Joel.Stone@xxxxxxxxxx> 7/13/2012 2:25 PM >>>

Are you suggesting creating in MS Word (or similar) to build the page
segment?

I was hoping I can reside the boilerplate data on the Iseries in a file
and read the record, move it to the printer file field, and print.

Any ideas how to do this?

Thanks



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott
Schollenberger
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 3:14 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: printing boilerplate info on a form

I would suggest creating a page segment of the desired text with the
appropriate font and formatting (word wrap) and then use the PAGSEG DDS
keyword to position it on the form.
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