RE: Print RTF or XML from RPG

["James Lundy" <jlundy@xxxxxxxxx>]

        Would you please explain how you got raw PS to attached printer. 
        
        I could never get it to print directly.

        Had to write to IFS and then using PrintFile or Ghostscript to send
to printer defined as text/generic.
        


>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Klement
>>Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 1:59 PM
>>To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
>>Subject: RE: Print RTF or XML from RPG
>>
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>> At this point, I'm looking at making a limited tag set to do what I 
>>> need (<B>, <U>, etc.) and just manage the output with AFPDS.  I'm 
>>> looking for any shortcuts though the forest where available.
>>
>>That's HTML, not RTF...  You could teach your RPG to parse 
>>those, or even use the XML parser...  you still have to 
>>figure out the output, though.
>>
>>When I've done this sort of thing, I've written PostScript 
>>out instead of AFPDS...  Then, I can easily transform that 
>>PostScript to PDF for e-mailing, or I can send it to the 
>>printer.  (Naturally, I use a PostScript printer)
>>
>>My problem with AFPDS is that I either had to spend big bucks 
>>on an AFP printer/AFP interface, then I would also have to 
>>buy PSF/400 and maybe
>>AFPU?   or go through Host Print Transform which is really slow.
>>
>>The iSeries doesn't understand PostScript, which means I lose 
>>a lot of the advantages of the iSeries spooler...  but, it'll 
>>send it to the printer for me, and the printer prints it 
>>quickly and it produces gorgeous output...  And a $400 HP 
>>LaserJet will do PostScript at around 20 pages/minute...  
>>hard to beat that.
>>
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