|Step 1 - Starting the Print Format Utility
Example Actions:
To start AFP Utilities for AS/400, type STRAFPU (Start
Advanced Function Printing Utilities/400) on the AS/400 command line and press
Enter.
The IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities for AS/400 menu appears:
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Select one of the following:
Overlay Utility
1. Work with source overlays
2. Work with source overlay files
Print Format Utility
11. Work with PFD definitions
12. Work with PFD definition files
13. Print database file member
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Resource Management Utility
21. Convert to page segment
22. Work with overlays
23. Work with page segments
Selection or command
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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F16=System main menu
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From this display, you can select any function of AFP Utilities.
The Print Format Utility functions are:
Selection Function
11 Work with PFD definitions
12 Work with PFD definition files
13 Print database file member
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Before you create a PFD definition, you must create a PFD definition file to store
it.
Note: You need a library to store a PFD definition file. MYLIB is used in the
following example, but you may use the name of your library instead. If you do not
have any libraries, create a library by typing CRTLIB MYLIB and pressing the Enter
key.
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