at http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psd1P4000187.This topic contains information about several different ways to generate Advanced Function Presentation™ (AFP™) data.
Create AFP data by using a printer file
You can create AFP data on the iSeries server from applications using a printer file with the device type (DEVTYPE) parameter value set to *AFPDS.
Create AFP data by using DDS keywords
You can create AFP data with Data description specifications (DDS) printing functions that are tailored for use with AFP.
Create AFP data by using IBM® Infoprint® Server for iSeries™
Infoprint Server has a Create AFP Data (CRTAFPDTA) command that lets you transform line (*LINE) or mixed (*AFPDSLINE) data into AFP (*AFPDS) data. It can also take an AFP file as input and generate an AFP stream file. It can index a document for viewing, archiving, or document retrieval. Optionally, it retrieves and packages the AFP resources that are needed for printing or viewing. Refer to the Infoprint Server for iSeries: User's Guide for instructions to use the CRTAFPDTA command.
Create AFP data by using the AFP printer driver for Windows® 2000 and XP
The AFP printer driver creates AFP documents, overlays, and page segments
from your Windows 2000/XP applications. For more information
about the AFP printer driver or to download the printer driver, see the AFP Driver for Windows 2000 and XP Web page
at http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psd1P4000187.
Create AFP data by using IBM Advanced Function Printing™ Utilities for iSeries
By using the IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities for iSeries (AFP Utilities) licensed program, you can create and print AFP data from an
existing database file, merged with an overlay. For more information about
this licensed program, see AFP Utilities for AS/400®. This publication is available on the IBM Publications Center Web page
at http://www.elink.ibmlink.ibm.com/public/applications/publications/cgibin/pbi.cgi.
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