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Appendix L - PDF and PCL Viewing

The PCL Viewer SwiftView included with InterForm400® will view PCL spool files with data type *ASCII containing PCL4, PCL5 and PCL5e data. This is a true WYSIWYG feature, which is unique for verifying results of forms design, and to view the contents of spool files in the AS/400 output queues, that has been merged with InterForm400® overlays.

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For easy design of your overlays you can also install a graphical designer on your PC. Refer to page 461 for more details.

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In order to get PDF output you need to purchase the PDF module for InterForm400.

PDF viewing:

If you have Acrobat Reader (or another PDF file viewer) installed on your PC you can also choose to use this program to view the PDF result of a merge. This requires:

1.That this program (e.g. Acrobat Reader) is associated with the extension .PDF on the PC. (Try to double click on a PDF file on your PC. It should open up the PDF file viewer and display the file).

2.That the PC can ‘reach’ the qdls/apf3812/view folder on the AS/400 - follow the steps as indicated for PCL viewing.

3.That the Netserver is running and the name is registered as described for PCL viewing below.

4.IMPORTANT: The PDF viewing option is limited for users, that has a user profile with max. 8 characters.

Refer to page 42 for how to activate the PDF view.

PCL viewing:

SwitftView exploits the Client Access connection to a Windows PC, and is currently integrated with the menus 1. Design Overlay, and 10. Work with actual output queue.

The command for 10. Work with actual output queue is:

APF3812/APFWRKOUTQ

SwiftView licenses:

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When InterForm400® is running in test mode you can setup an unlimited number of

users to use SwiftView. 1 SwiftView license is included with InterForm400® free of

charge. Additional licenses can be ordered from your local InterForm400® dealer. The

minimum licenses to order is 5. You will receive the license in form of a code, which

matches the serial number of your AS/400. Refer to page 356 for more information on ordering and entering license code.

Requirements for running SwiftView:

1.You must connect to the AS/400 via TCP/IP from a Windows 95/98/NT with Client Access or other 5250 emulator supporting both STRPCO and the STRPCCMD

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