Intermate iSeries, i5, AS/400 manual What is new in the 2006 version

What is new in the 2006 version

This Users Guide describes functions available in version 2006M01 and newer.

Below are listed most of the new features added in InterForm400 since the last Users Guide (version 3-28) intended for InterForm400 version 2004M01.

•Bookmarks and links can now be added to output PDF files via a command in the *SCS spooled file. Refer to page 396 for more details of the &&BMK and &&URI commands.

•Grey TIF images are now supported in InterForm400. Until now only sharp black/white images have been supported. LZW compressed files are also supported. This will greatly improve the quality of the output images and ease the installation in InterForm400. Refer to page 321 for more information.

•Support for the DBCS flag on spooled files has been added. InterForm400 does not support DBCS, but with the 2006 versions spooled files with IGCDTA(*YES) are now also supported for merge in InterForm400.

•PDF output for InterWord400 spooled files can now be generated. (.IMG commands in the RTF files are not yet supported.)

•Soft fonts based on True Type Fonts installed for PDF output can now be restricted only to be included for some PDF files. This can be used for reducing the size of the PDF files for PCs, that already have this TTF installed. Refer to page 288 for details.

•OS400 V4R4M0 is the minimum release on which InterForm400 can be installed, but notice that the graphical designer requires V4R5M0 and that some parts requires V5R1M0 (e.g. the ZIP command, the PDF Security module and the InterFax module). The 2007 versions of InterForm400 are planed to support V5R1M0 as minimum release.

•The E-mail finishing definition have been extended: Up to 9 variables can be defined,

You can present the e-mail text in arial

You can include HTML commands in the e-mail text

You can send each part of the spooled file to 2 receivers (include a CC). You can use e-mails found in the spooled file more easily.

Two new demo sources for exit programs have been included.

Refer to page 195 for an updated description of the e-mail finishing definition.

•The user exit closing program for the PDF file naming finishing definition can now receive up to 20 parameters. A new demo source is included. Refer to page 210 for details.

•The datamatrix barcode is now supported for ZPL output. For PCL and PDF output this barcode is not supported yet.

•A new version of Swiftview is included in InterForm400. Please reinstall Swiftview on the PCs to get this update.

•The graphical designer is now able to change the font for many lines at a time. Refer to page 475 for more information.

•If overprinting have been used in the original *SCS spooled file to print in bold, this bold will now also be printed as bold if you print out the PDF file resulting from a merge in InterForm400.

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