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User’s Manual for InterForm400
®
Appendix L - PDF and PCL Viewing
The PCL Viewer SwiftView included with InterForm400
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will view PCL spool files with data
type *ASCII containing PCL4, PCL5 and PCL5e data. This is a true WYSIWYG feature,
which is unique for verifying results of forms design, and to view the contents of spool files
in the AS/400 output queues, that has been merged with InterForm400
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overlays.
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For easy design of your overlays you can also install a graphical designer on your PC.
Refer to page 461 for more details.
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In order to get PDF output you need to purchase the PDF module for InterForm400.
PDF viewing:
If you have Acrobat Reader (or another PDF file viewer) installed on your PC you can also
choose to use this program to view the PDF result of a merge. This requires:
1. That this program (e.g. Acrobat Reader) is associated with the extension .PDF on the
PC. (Try to double click on a PDF file on your PC. It should open up the PDF file viewer
and display the file).
2. That the PC can ‘reach’ the qdls/apf3812/view folder on the AS/400 - follow the steps
as indicated for PCL viewing.
3. That the Netserver is running and the name is registered as described for PCL viewing
below.
4. IMPORTANT: The PDF viewing option is limited for users, that has a user profile with
max. 8 characters.
Refer to page 42 for how to activate the PDF view.
PCL viewing:
SwitftView exploits the Client Access connection to a Windows PC, and is currently
integrated with the menus 1. Design Overlay, and 10. Work with actual output queue.
The command for 10. Work with actual output queue is:
APF3812/APFWRKOUTQ
SwiftView licenses:
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When InterForm400
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is running in test mode you can setup an unlimited number of
users to use SwiftView. 1 SwiftView license is included with InterForm400
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free of
charge. Additional licenses can be ordered from your local InterForm400
®
dealer. The
minimum licenses to order is 5. You will receive the license in form of a code, which
matches the serial number of your AS/400. Refer to page 356 for more information on
ordering and entering license code.
Requirements for running SwiftView:
1. You must connect to the AS/400 via TCP/IP from a Windows 95/98/NT with Client
Access or other 5250 emulator supporting both STRPCO and the STRPCCMD