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integrated and creates a native, text-based ASCII PDF data file when the input to

the transform is non-image. This PDF file can then be routed to one of three places:

an integrated file system directory, an output queue, or outbound by e-mail. In

addition, you can use AFP Toolbox for AS/400, the Create AFP Data command, or

DDS keywords to logically segment a print file. This logical segmentation carries

forward to the PDF transform process. This provides the ability to create a single

PDF file with indexing information or multiple PDF files from a single input file. PDF

files stored in the integrated file system are available to any client, network, or Web

application.

Automatic e-mail distribution is a key additional function integrated into the PDF

subsystem. For any standard print file in an OS/400 output queue, you can specify

that the data be converted to PDF and sent as e-mail. A user exit has been added

to further customize the e-mail process. For example, you can select an input file

with logical segments that are built in. Each logical segment is transformed into a

PDF file and the user exit lets you link to an address database for the e-mail

addresses for each PDF file.

PDF is one industry-standard approach to electronic distribution of output. AFP is

another. There is an AFP Viewer application built into iSeries Access and an AFP

Viewer plug-in is available for Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. Because

AFP files can have external resources, it is important that any portable AFP data is

sent with those external resources. For Web use, Infoprint Server provides the

ability to convert an AFP input file to fully portable format. The resources are

embedded within the data. In addition, Infoprint Server with its Create AFP Data

command, can add indexing within this portable file. This facilitates easy navigation

by the person viewing the data.

Another element of Infoprint Server is its image transforms. These transforms,

which execute on the client, convert industry standard image formats (GIF, TIFF, or

JPEG) into AFP page segments or overlays on your PC. You can use the AFP

Manager component of iSeries Navigator or OS/400 commands to create the page

segment or overlay on your OS/400. This lets you use an image in a client or

network application and then embed it in an OS/400 application.

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