Another Idea, there is a PHP (programmig language just like ASP, Perl, etc.) port for z/OS running under Apache for z/OS. PHP has PDF routines. I don't know if PHP (running under z/OS Unix) can be called out of COBOL. Nevertheless PHP is open source, so there must be open source libraries with PDF creation functionality. Sometimes they are easier to compile than one thinks, but sometimes it doesn't work at all. Maybe this is worth a try too.
Denis. -----Original Message----- From: Gary Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Sent: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 8:03 pm Subject: Re: Can a pdf document be create using COBOL? I am asking this because I do not know the answer and have not tried it... Do you have SAS? I know it can produce a PDF file, supposedly with ease using ODS. The part I do not know is, can it produce a PDF type file on the host. Worse case, have SAS write it to a directory on a workstation/LAN, I've used SAMBA for the mounting. Then the PDF file would be sitting there ready to do whatever... -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Warner Mach Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 1:49 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Can a pdf document be create using COBOL? I have played around with XMITIP and TXT2PDF to some extent. I have also discussed the DATA21 PDF product with one of the representatives of that company. . The problem with the XMITIP system (from our perspective) is that it does not have an 'overlay' feature (which we could really use for W-2s). The problem with the DATA21 product is that the PDF portion requires going to a PC as intermediary; which introduces security problems, along with political issues. . The ideal situation would be an add-on to XMITIP which would provide the free product with overlays and no need to use a PC ... One can dream. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.0/1218 - Release Date: 1/10/2008 1:32 PM <http://e-mail-servers.com/efd8f46c8641f67a92fcaf97810002f3worker.jpg> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - http://webmail.aim.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
