Re: Convert RTF to PDF

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you considered changing the template from RTF to PDF and then changing the variables within that?  I haven't done it in production code but was able to get it to work pretty easily some time back.

 
Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

> On Sep 27, 2017, at 10:55 AM, Philip Kolomeysky <PKolomeysky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I would like to add more details. 
> I wrote a process in RPG/CL combination which reads RTF template looking
> for reserved words and replacing them with the data. Then it's saved on
> IFS as RTF file. I need to convert this RTF file on the fly to PDF from
> another RPG/CL process and send it as an attachment. 
>
> -Phil
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> Philip Kolomeysky | IT Consultant 
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> message: 4
> date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:15:55 -0400
> from: glenn-ericson <glenn-ericson@xxxxxxx>
> subject: RE: Convert RTF to PDF
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> Like save as then instead of .RTF ?select file extension .PDF
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> -------- Original message --------From: Richard Schoen
> <Richard.Schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 9/27/17  9:51 AM  (GMT-05:00) To:
> midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Convert RTF to PDF Nothing free
> that I know of, unless you want to try and code something yourself
> around iText or other APIs. Might also be some PHP stuff out there.
>
> If you're open to commercial options our iForms software might work for
> what you want. It allows you to use RTF formatted documents as input and
> you can then output as PDF and other formats.
>
> If you want to email me a sample RTF file I would be happy to send a
> sample to convert it and send you the PDF sample.
>
> Another option might be to automate MS Word to do this for you. We have
> software that can help with that as well.
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> Regards,
>
>
> Richard Schoen
> Director of Document Management
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> message: 3
> date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:08:45 -0400
> from: "Philip Kolomeysky" <PKolomeysky@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Convert RTF to PDF
>
> Has anyone got or knows of a command or utility (including
>
> source) on ISeries (AS400) that would convert a Microsoft RTF file
> located on IFS to PDF file?
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> Regards,
>
> -Phil
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> Philip Kolomeysky | IT Consultant
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