IBM does have an 'AFP Driver' for printing from your desktop. IIRC you print to a file through the driver, FTP the file to the Mainframe, run a REXX to reformat it to print. The process is a bit cumbersome but it does work. Seems to work reasonably well (I use it to print manuals) but sometimes you have to fiddle with the settings (set to print a page as a graphic) to get everything to line up right and to support unusual fonts.
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/dlsearch.wss?rs=95&apar=exclude&q=afp+drive r+psd1*&dc=D430 I believe the Infoprint transforms are only usable with the Infoprint Server and both are licensed products. The AFP driver is a 'freebie'. Ken Porowski AVP Systems Software CIT Group E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Kirk Wolf The IBM "Infoprint Transform" products seem to suggest that you can use them to convert PDF documents to AFP. Does anyone on list have any experience with this? I was wondering how you go about initiating this? Does this facility accept PDF data directly from the JES SPOOL? In other words, can you simply write the PDF data to a SYSOUT DD specifying a WRITER, or do you have to submit a job that runs some utility program to convert the PDF? Thanks for any help / experience in this matter. Kirk Wolf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
