Re: CPYSPLF to PDF vs Host Print Transform API... Odd Differences in Results

[Richard Schoen <Richard.Schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

They don't need Infoprint Server to transform with CPYSPLF on V7R1 and above. 

Simply install the Host Transformation Services and CPYSPLF to your hearts content. 

Not sure what the issue with HPT is, but I have been recommending customers looking to transform AFP and IPDS use the CPYSPLF command going forward.  It works well and creates color and text searchable documents.

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message: 7
date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:37:03 -0500
from: Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: CPYSPLF to PDF vs Host Print Transform API... Odd
	Differences in	Results

No, it's when viewed.

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 4:21 PM, <broehmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Brad,
>
> One question.
>
> Is this a PDF that is finally printed that shows the black rectangles
> while not showing up when viewed?
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
> From:   Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   03/14/2016 03:27 PM
> Subject:        CPYSPLF to PDF vs Host Print Transform API... Odd
> Differences in  Results
> Sent by:        "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
> I have a customer on V7R1 who is using the Host Print Transform API to
> convert AFPDS spooled files to TIFF, and then to PDF.
>
> The overlay they are using seems to produce large black rectangles were
> "some" of the overlay graphics are.  It makes the resulting file
> unreadable.
>
> When using Infoprint or CPYSPLF to PDF (on another V7R1 system that I
> tested on) the overlay seems to be ok.  On this same system using Host
> Print Transform it also generates the large black blocks.
>
> They don't have the CPYSPLF option set up on their IBM i, though.  And
> they
> don't want to use Infoprint Server.
>
> Any idea why this would be?
>
> Brad
> www.bvstools.com
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