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Deb Tart, associate editor Printing is a critical process in any organization's application flow, so keeping your iSeries printer up and running is a must. We've gathered some of the top expert advice, tips and articles to help you print and distribute your data and reports to your users. These resources will guide you through the printing process, as well as advise you should you run into any problems.
-- Deb Tart, associate editor

TABLE OF CONTENTS
   Chapter 1: Advice from the experts on connecting to printers
   Chapter 2: Getting data from iSeries into Excel, text or PDF format
   Chapter 3: Formatting documents
   Chapter 4: Working with overlays
   Chapter 5: Working with spool files
   Chapter 6: Distributing documents
   Chapter 7: Print/document management tools
   Chapter 8: Additional printing resources
   Chapter 9: Just for fun!

;Chapter 1: Advice from the experts on connecting to printers Return to Table of Contents

  • What's the correct configuration for my network printer?

  • Connecting an HP LaserJet to the iSeries

  • Printing to an Epson FX-880 printer

  • Connecting an HP2200 printer to the iSeries

  • Configure an HP printer with Jetdirect

  • Printing over an Epson DFX8500 and a Fujitsu DL6400 printer

  • Printing to an HP1000 connected to a Windows 98 PC

  • Setting up printers on a Twinax network

  • Setting up a remote host printer

  • Configuring iSeries Navigator to print through a Citrix server

  • Connecting a Printronix 5210 printer to the LAN

  • Connecting a Fuji Xerox printer to a separate LAN for printing

  • Problems printing to a network ASCII printer

  • Using Client Access to connect to personal printer

  • Printing to a network printer from a remote location

  • Has my Lexmark Optra printer gone mad?

  • Is there a way to take control of a print job?

  • Adding a new printer model in Client Access

  • Why can we no longer print to local printers using V4R5?

  • Tips for printing from the iSeries to network printers

  • Get your iSeries to print to Windows2000/IP networked printers

  • Getting past firewall to print from Web server

  • Retrieve output queue IP addresses for all printers

  • Print off the iSeries to a remote location

  • Display device output queues

  • Three ways to configure remote outque to LAN printers

    • ;Chapter 2: Getting data from iSeries into Excel, text or PDF formatReturn to Table of Contents

    Excel documents

  • Extract data from the iSeries

  • Automating the data extraction process

  • Automatically download data for a PC

  • Transfer iSeries files into Excel using Client Access

  • Data Transfer -- Adding meaningful Excel column headings

  • Use Excel, WebSphere to present live iSeries business data

  • Use the Web, Excel and ODBC for iSeries formatting

  • How to use Java to integrate Excel worksheets

  • Run SQL with output to an Excel file

  • Download to Excel

    • Text files

  • Plain text printing

  • Transferring a database file to a PC text file

  • How to copy spool files to a PC

  • How to export iSeries journals to a PC

  • RPG IV program to generate cover letters and to list orders

  • Copy spool files to a PC text file

  • Quick way to convert a spool file

  • Converting spool files to text

  • Advanced copy/paste techniques for Client Access

  • How to save time using the CPYTOPCD and CPYFRMPCD commands

  • Drag and drop printer output to PC

    • PDF files

  • Convert spool files to PDF

  • Convert iSeries output into a PDF

  • Print PDF documents that are stored in IFS

  • Generating a PDF from an iSeries spool file

  • Convert spooled files to PDF using Java

    • ;Chapter 3: Formatting documentsReturn to Table of Contents

  • Changing the font size

  • Changing a default printer

  • Saving escape characters

  • Problems printing a graph

  • Changing the width of a printer file

  • Printing options in V5R1 explained

  • Prevent pagination from being lost

  • Prevent print copy from being cut off

  • Achieve automatic page orientation

  • Turn an output field into a barcode

  • Updating spool files

  • Printing techniques -- Enhance reports with highlighted or underlined text

  • A quick way to parse spooled text files in Excel

  • Copy a file to CSV, with column headings

  • Query feature helps you produce reports faster

    • ;Chapter 4: Working with overlaysReturn to Table of Contents

  • Ten steps to creating form overlays for the iSeries-AS/400

  • Printing tool eases use of overlays

  • Print overlays from iSeries

  • Get rid of those cumbersome, costly forms

    • ;Chapter 5: Working with spool files Return to Table of Contents

  • Problems printing a spool file from the iSeries

  • Pulling spool files to a PC and printing when needed

  • Character limit causes problems when printing

  • Learn the benefits of the WRKPRTF to locate spool files

  • Use APIs to produce all spool files from a specific OUTQ

  • Controlling access to spool files

  • Print spooled files on another system

  • Did your spool file print?

  • Know where your spooled files are going

  • E-mail or save spool files from your desktop

    • ;Chapter 6: Distributing documentsReturn to Table of Contents

  • How to set up your iSeries to send and receive e-mail

  • Attaching more than one document when sending e-mail

  • Output a spool file to multiple printers

  • Distribute spool files to printers easily

  • Send spreadsheets from AS/400 via e-mail

  • E-mailing spool files the easy way

  • Configuring e-mail with Infoprint Server

  • Does e-mail distribution from the iSeries 400 frustrate you?

  • Send spool files in PDF format by e-mail

  • Delivering report via FTP

    • ;Chapter 7: Print/document management toolsReturn to Table of Contents

    Products

  • ArtForm400 (Midland Information Systems)

  • AS/400 Report Splitter (RJS Software Systems)

  • Catapult (Business Computer Design International)

  • ColdPoint Report Splitting & Distribution (GTOS)

  • Document Imaging and Management Solutions (RJS Software Systems)

  • Electronic Document Distribution on the iSeries 400 (Quadrant Software)

  • eliteFORM (Elite Document Solutions)

  • EZeDocs/400 (Acom Solutions)

  • Formatter Spool File Pre-Processor (Quadrant Software)

  • Infoprint Server for iSeries (IBM)

  • Infoprint Designer for iSeries (IBM)

  • InfoPrint Express Package for iSeries (IBM)

  • iSeries barcode software (T.L. Ashford)

  • LaserVault Reports (LaserVault)

  • MarkMagic 5 Barcode Label, RFID Tag and SM@RT Forms Software(CYBRA)

  • S4i Express (S4i)

  • Printboss (BOSÁNOVA)

  • SpooliT (Asymex)

    • Tips and advice for using tools

  • Printing tool eases use of overlays

  • InfoPrint Server & Designer enhancements explained

  • Vendor Webcast: Document and Image Management Software --
    Real Solutions for Everyday Business Needs

  • Vendor Webcast: A step-by-step guide to report conversion and
    distribution automation on the iSeries

    • ;Chapter 8: Additional printing resourcesReturn to Table of Contents

  • TechTarget's ITKnowledge Exchange
    Get answers to your printing and output questions from other TechTarget members who have expertise in that area.


  • Search400.com's tips, articles, white papers and other resources on iSeries printing

  • Support for Various ASCII Printers

  • iSeries Information Center: Printing page

    • ; Chapter 9: Just for fun!Return to Table of Contents

  • Word Search: iSeries printing

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