Re: AFP Manager

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think you basically have to do things by hand - IF you keep using 
overlays, anyhow. You have your AFP printer driver on Windows, "print" 
the image to a file, send that file to the IBM i somewhere, copy it into 
a source member, from which you create the overlay.

I suggest another option - I don't remember if it can replace overlays, 
but it can a lot - use the AFPRSC keyword in your PRTF source - you 
point directly at an image file in the IFS and it gets pulled in as AFP 
content.

It works fine for PAGSEGs. If your overlay is only on the front of a 
sheet, you might be able to use AFPSRC. If you specify the overlay in 
the PRTF create command, then, no, you need the overlay, probably.

Good luck!!
Vern

On 6/23/2022 10:41 AM, SReeves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> So, each time I've had to deal with overlay files it seems there is a new
> way to add them to system.
>
> My admin recently updated to the newest navigator for i.  Previous
> instructions I had were to use the AFP Manger in navigator for i to upload
> the overlay file.  Digging through the new version I can't seem to locate
> an AFP Manager.  Was it removed or just more difficult to find?  If it was
> removed, is there some new function/process to add overlay files?
>
> This page is dated just from November, but seems to give directions for
> the old navigator for i.
> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/creating-afp-resources-using-ibm-afp-printer-drivers
> I tried following the process on that page to ftp the file as a possible
> alternative.  However I always get "501 Unknown extension in database file
> name" when trying to 'put' the file. I created the FILE(QGPL/AFPRES) just
> as it suggests.
> If anyone can point me how to get to the new AFP Manager I'd appreciate
> it.
>
> Thanks
> Shane