IBM G544-5774-01 manual Related Products, Advanced Print Utility, AFP Font Collection, AFP Toolbox

Chapter 4. Related Products

Following are some of the IBM products you can use with Infoprint Server:
v	“Advanced Print Utility”
v “AFP Font Collection”
v	“AFP Toolbox”
v	“AFP Utilities” on page 24
v “AFP Viewer Plug-in” on page 24
v “Infoprint Designer for iSeries” on page 24
v	“iSeries Access” on page 24

Advanced Print Utility

IBM Advanced Print Utility (APU) for iSeries (Program Number 5798-AF3) is a

feature of AFP PrintSuite and Utilities for iSeries. It lets you transform your existing

printed documents into dynamic electronic applications without making programming

changes to your applications. APU is an application-independent tool that lets

end-users convert SCS applications through a graphical interface.

For more information about APU, refer to this Web page:

http://www.ibm.com/printers/R5PSC.NSF/Web/APU400Home. For more information

about AFP PrintSuite and Utilities for iSeries, refer to this Web page:

http://www.ibm.com/printers/R5PSC.NSF/Web/AFPPrintSuiteHome.

AFP Font Collection

The IBM AFP Font Collection (Program Number 5648-B33) contains a wide

selection of AFP fonts. It is the recommended source of AFP fonts for printing with

PSF and Infoprint Server.

http://www.ibm.com/printers/R5PSC.NSF/Web/AFPFontHome.

AFP Toolbox

AFP Toolbox (Program Number 5798-AF2 Feature 2703 for OS/400 V3R2 Program Number 5798-AF3 Feature 2803 for OS/400 V3R7) is a feature of AFP PrintSuite and Utilities for iSeries. It helps application programmers format printed output. Without requiring knowledge of the AFP data stream, AFP Toolbox provides access to sophisticated AFP functions through a callable C, C++, COBOL, or RPG interface. With AFP Toolbox you can accomplish these tasks:

v Combine variable data with electronic forms, electronic signatures, and images. v Define variable length paragraphs.

v Draw boxes that have fixed or variable depth and width. v Generate bar code objects.

v Draw horizontal and vertical fixed or variable length lines.

v Include indexing tags for use in viewing, archiving, and retrieving documents. v Accent printed output with color and shading.

v Dynamically control fonts, including user-defined fonts.

v Precisely position and align text anywhere on a page in a wide variety of fonts. v Create graphical data objects such as pie charts and bar charts.

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