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integrated and creates a native, text-based ASCII PDF data file when the input to
the transform is non-image. This PDF file can then be routed to one of three places:
an integrated file system directory, an output queue, or outbound by e-mail. In
addition, you can use AFP Toolbox for AS/400, the Create AFP Data command, or
DDS keywords to logically segment a print file. This logical segmentation carries
forward to the PDF transform process. This provides the ability to create a single
PDF file with indexing information or multiple PDF files from a single input file. PDF
files stored in the integrated file system are available to any client, network, or Web
application.
Automatic e-mail distribution is a key additional function integrated into the PDF
subsystem. For any standard print file in an OS/400 output queue, you can specify
that the data be converted to PDF and sent as e-mail. A user exit has been added
to further customize the e-mail process. For example, you can select an input file
with logical segments that are built in. Each logical segment is transformed into a
PDF file and the user exit lets you link to an address database for the e-mail
addresses for each PDF file.
PDF is one industry-standard approach to electronic distribution of output. AFP is
another. There is an AFP Viewer application built into iSeries Access and an AFP
Viewer plug-in is available for Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. Because
AFP files can have external resources, it is important that any portable AFP data is
sent with those external resources. For Web use, Infoprint Server provides the
ability to convert an AFP input file to fully portable format. The resources are
embedded within the data. In addition, Infoprint Server with its Create AFP Data
command, can add indexing within this portable file. This facilitates easy navigation
by the person viewing the data.
Another element of Infoprint Server is its image transforms. These transforms,
which execute on the client, convert industry standard image formats (GIF, TIFF, or
JPEG) into AFP page segments or overlays on your PC. You can use the AFP
Manager component of iSeries Navigator or OS/400 commands to create the page
segment or overlay on your OS/400. This lets you use an image in a client or
network application and then embed it in an OS/400 application.
4 Infoprint Server for iSeries: Introduction and Planning Guide
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