We thought we had this licked, it all seemed too easy, but we created pdf's on the iSeries by using the WCST(*PDF) customization object and they looked fine.
No problems with Acrobat Reader or printing, but when we try to import the PDF into a PIM it comes up with errors and we really need to get the PDF's into the PIM.
One option is to open each PDF and then print to a PDF, but that's labour intensive and the users are not amused!
The best PDF error checker I have found is: https://www.datalogics.com/products/...s/pdf-checker/ and the JSON output from this indicates:
Fonts Results
We are on A7.1 on the iSeries and there are no options on WCST(*PDF).
The only thing I could see is in this article:
which suggested overriding the printer font.
So I added an override of:
I did see some other posts about creating PDF's on the iSeries, so hopefully someone has some knowledge that might help.
In the past I have used other software to manipulate the data and to create PDF's, but the company doesn't want to go down that route.
We do have Catapult (BDC/Fresche) as part of our Websmart package, but we are trying to move away from that and Catapult is proving a little buggy as well.
If there is a way to overcome this that would be great. Open to ideas and suggestions and as always, thanks for any help.
No problems with Acrobat Reader or printing, but when we try to import the PDF into a PIM it comes up with errors and we really need to get the PDF's into the PIM.
One option is to open each PDF and then print to a PDF, but that's labour intensive and the users are not amused!
The best PDF error checker I have found is: https://www.datalogics.com/products/...s/pdf-checker/ and the JSON output from this indicates:
Fonts Results
Errors:
Uses Base 14 fonts not embedded in document: Courier (1 instance)
We are on A7.1 on the iSeries and there are no options on WCST(*PDF).
The only thing I could see is in this article:
which suggested overriding the printer font.
So I added an override of:
FNTCHRSET(*FONT)
to the printer file, but it made no difference.I did see some other posts about creating PDF's on the iSeries, so hopefully someone has some knowledge that might help.
In the past I have used other software to manipulate the data and to create PDF's, but the company doesn't want to go down that route.
We do have Catapult (BDC/Fresche) as part of our Websmart package, but we are trying to move away from that and Catapult is proving a little buggy as well.
If there is a way to overcome this that would be great. Open to ideas and suggestions and as always, thanks for any help.
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