Re: GIF or JPEG printing still struggling (PDF and PNG printing with AFPRSC)

Jack

If you can only get PNGs, look at ImageMagick - Scott Klement has binaries for all you need to do PNG to GIF conversions - I'm doing it now.

The command to do it is simple - let me know if you need it, I'll send it here.

Vern

On 8/12/2016 9:28 PM, Jack Tucky wrote:

It says ZPL to PNG but I thought there was a GIF option

They also sell the software to run the service in house. They were quick to answer emails
http://labelary.com/service.html

On Aug 12, 2016, at 1:22 PM, Hatcher, Marianne <MHatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jack,
What is the web service that will translate a ZPL to a GIF? I can also get a label in a ZPL format but didn't try that because I was going to be printing the label on a laser printer rather than thermal and I expected PDF or PNG to work. At this point, I will do whatever it takes to get this thing to print!




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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Tucky
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 10:06 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: GIF or JPEG printing still struggling (PDF and PNG printing with AFPRSC)

This is what we are trying to do also.

We get ZPL from Fedex though. We have a server in our building that they provide.

I've already found some software/web service that will translate the ZPL to a GIF

On Aug 12, 2016, at 8:03 AM, Hatcher, Marianne <MHatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Michael,
I haven't tried that because I need to print the PDF (which is a FedEx label) and a packing slip on the same page (we have a special type of paper that has a peel off label on the top and a tear off packing slip at the bottom). The label comes back from FedEx's API and we are producing the packing slip through an external printer file. I wanted to use the AFPRSC keyword within the same printer file that produces the packing list.

We are making this change because we currently have all of our FedEx labels manually programmed and printed through TLAshford and are trying to replace that with the label that comes back from the FedEx API. We were able to do this for UPS labels because their labels come back as GIF and I can get those to print using AFPRSC component id 22.

Another option that I have with FedEx is to have their labels returned as PNG. I read that component id 65 is for PNG but that doesn't work for me either.


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Michael Schutte
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Subject: Re: GIF or JPEG printing still struggling

Marianne. Have you tried using the QImgCvtImg Api to convert the PDF to a userascii spool file?

It doesn't create pcl spool file but remains as a PDF spool file. It appears you are using Hp printers that can handle direct PDF printers.

I have posted code on using the QImgCvtImg api.

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On Aug 11, 2016, at 1:08 PM, Hatcher, Marianne <MHatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Vern,
We are on 7.2. I am getting the PDF image back from a FedEx API then saving it to the IFS. When I use the AFPRSC keyword to print it from the IFS, it just prints a blank page. I really need to have it print from a printer file so we can combine it (it is a Fedex label) with a packing slip. It prints on a special form that has a peel-off label on the top and the packing slip on the bottom of the same page.

I can copy the PDF from the IFS to my desktop and print it manually from there and it looks perfect. Am I missing something on my AS400 that will allow the printer to print the PDF with the AFPRSC keyword? We aren't currently printing anything else (except UPS label which are .GIF) this way.

Have you been able to print PDFs from a printer file?

Thanks,
Marianne




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Of Vernon Hamberg
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Subject: Re: GIF or JPEG printing still struggling

Hi Marianne

What version of the OS are you on? It seems it must be 7.2 or above, since your normal printing is working - HPT is taking care of you.

We've been able to get the PDF itself into a *USERASCII file using the QImgCvtImg API - that puts raw PDF into the spooled file - works only if your printer has a direct PDF printing module.

Are you creating the PDFs yourself or getting them from somewhere else?

I can get GIFs into a PDF using AFPSRC at 7.1 - the CPYSPLF to *STMF
and
WSCST(*PDF) does that fine, I just can't get it into true PCL.

There are a couple IBM i KB articles - there titles both begin with "IBM Printing PDF Stream Files to an..." - one for printers that DO support direct PDF printing, the other for printers that do NOT.

But they suggest using FTP to send the stream file to a printer file you create, and that just doesn't fly too well for me - have to sign in and all.

HTH
Vern

On 8/11/2016 11:18 AM, Hatcher, Marianne wrote:
I got GIFs to print using

R GIFLABEL AFPRSC(&GIFLBLID 22 0.08 2.20 +
(*ROTATION 0) (*PATH &GIFPATH) +
(*SIZE 7 4) (*MAPOPT *ST))

I pass my label name to GIFLBIID and the path to GIFPATH within my
RPG program and it works great (this is used to print UPS labels
that are sent back from their API)


Now I need to print PDFs the same way but only get a blank page. I have tried component id's 25 and 49. Has anyone been able to print PDFs this way? I need this for printing FedEx labels.





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Of Michael Schutte
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 11:59 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: GIF or JPEG printing still struggling

Yes that's the same issue I was having. I got around that by converting PDF and then converting the PDF back to a userascii spool file. I know you mentioned in another thread that it doesn't work likely because it's a dell printer emulating Hp. So you really need to convert to pcl. There's a thread on experts exchange if you want to read up. Go to google and search for aix PDF to pcl.

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 11, 2016, at 11:50 AM, Jack Tucky <jacktucky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If I use Spoolmail to send a PDF to my email, it looks fine. If I
print, I get a blank page.

Interested in ANY more ideas. I created a simple GIF with the
letter A on it.

We don't have any HP printers but the DELL printer I'm testing with
emulates HP

Here is my printer description:

CRTDEVPRT DEVD(AJLASER) DEVCLS(*LAN) TYPE(3812) MODEL(1) +
LANATTACH(*IP) PORT(9100) ATTACH(*DIRECT) ONLINE(*YES) +
FONT(11 *NONE) FORMFEED(*AUTOCUT) SEPDRAWER(*FILE) +
PRTERRMSG(*INQ) MSGQ(*CTLD) ACTTMR(170) INACTTMR(*SEC15) +
LINESPEED(19200) WORDLEN(8) PARITY(*NONE) STOPBITS(1) +
TRANSFORM(*YES) MFRTYPMDL(*HP5) PPRSRC1(*LETTER) +
PPRSRC2(*LETTER) ENVELOPE(*NUMBER10) ASCII899(*NO) +
IMGCFG(*IMGD02) CHRID(*SYSVAL) RMTLOCNAME('192.168.2.101') +
USRDFNOPT(*IBMSHRCNN) SYSDRVPGM(*HPPJLDRV) +
TEXT('Dell 2135CN') +
PUBLISHINF(*UNKNOWN *UNKNOWN *UNKNOWN *UNKNOWN *BLANK +
(*UNKNOWN))

My Printer file created with DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) R IMAGE
AFPRSC('A.GIF' 22 +
1.000 1.000 (*SIZE 4.00 6.000) +
(*PATH '/tmp') +
(*MAPOPT *SL))

Program is really nothing
FPRTIMAGE9pO E PRINTER
/free
write image
*inlr = *On;
return;
/end-free
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