=Transform Afpds to *USERASCII | Intermate i5, AS/400, iSeries

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Data format: You can either use *RCDDATA or *ALLDATA. *RCDDATA can be used for *SCS files, While *ALLDATA is required, when sending merged PCL files. For more information refer to the description of the DTAFMT parameter of the OS/400 SNDNETSPLF command.

3=Transform AFPDS to *USERASCII

Seqnbr Function
1,0	3	Transform AFPDS to USERASCII
		Output queue for ASCII print		__________
		Output queue for ASCII print		__________
		Library	. . . . . . . . . . .	__________
		InterForm400 printer type . . .		__________
		Interface	. . . . . . . . . . .	__________
F3=Exit		F13=Fold/Unfold	F11=Delete	F12=Cancel
F3=Exit		F13=Fold/Unfold	F11=Delete	F12=Cancel

AFPDS (Advanced Function Printing Data Stream) spool files are made for printer devices with AFP(*YES), which can only be printed out by IPDS printers.. This feature gives the possibility of printing advanced print consisting of lines, frames, different font types etc. directly from an application program. By using this transformation feature it is possible to print out these advanced definitions on an ordinary PCL printer.

Output queue/

library:Output from the transformation will become a spool entry by the type *USERASCII. This output queue must therefore have a PCL printer attached which is defined as a *3812 device. If a specific queue, Printer type and Interface type has been defined in the previous screen, the keyword *DEFAULT will be preset for this field. This is overwritten when entering a queue and a library here. Note that the keyword *DEFAULT apply to both Output queue and library, InterForm400® printer type and Interface.

Printer type/

Interface:A PCL printer type and protocol conversion method according to the choices listed on page (see page 374 and 378). Note that only ASCII850 and ASCIIR8 interface types can be used (see page 378).

Note, if you want to make use of this feature to transform AFPDS spool entries into *USERASCII, and these AFPDS spool files are using resource libraries not listed in the system library list, then the APF3812/AUTO_FORM job description must be changed in order to include these libraries in the library list.

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