Re: CGIDEV2

["Jim Franz" <jfranz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are multiple tools to convert a spool to pdf (stored in the IFS.
Then in cgi redirect to the pdf file & your browser or Adobe pdf will open 
the file. It's worked for over 10 years.
jim franz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Wilt" <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the IBM i / System i" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: CGIDEV2


> CGI might be ok for simple reports....
>
> But if it were me, I'd look at make use of the Spool support in
> iSeries Access for the Web.
> ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/as400/products/clientaccess/win32/presentations/fall_2005/iwa_print.pdf
>
> iSeries Access for the Web supports viewing of spool files via
> multiple formats, PNG, TIFF, PCL, AFP, and PDF.
>
> If you don't want to allow access to the full , Work With Printer
> Output screen, I think you can "deep link" and just use the viewer for
> a specified spool file.
>
> -Charles
>
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 11:23 AM, manish soni<pesfunk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Could some let me know how i can display a spool file on the web browser 
> > by
> > using CGIDEV2 ?
> >
> > Regards
> > Manish
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