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Need help: Dynamic positioning of image in print file
Hi fellow professionals, I am new to AS400 and I am trying to find a solution to a problem below:
Scenario: I need to print an image (e.g. Digital signature) after printing a specific record format (e.g. AMOUNTR).
AMOUNTR may have different number of lines depending on certain conditions, which means I cannot put the image on a fixed position.
Based on my research, there are only 2 ways to use an image in the print file.
1. OVERLAY - uses a pre-formatted document with fixed layout. Therefore I cannot use this as I need the positioning of image to be dynamic.
2. PAGSEG - calls an image with position based on X and Y where:
X = position down
Y = position across
I already tried to use PAGSEG by supplying both position fields from Cobol program. Field Y can be a fixed position since I am putting the image on the right side. The field X, however, needs to be dynamic.
To get value of X, first, I get the approximate height of each line which is 4mm. Since PAGSEG is based on inches, I divided 4mm by 25.4 (1 inch) and the result is 0.157. Then, I need to count the number of lines printed before I print the image.
X = 0.157 x # of lines printed
E.g. Lines printed = 49
X = 0.157 x 49
X = 7.693
This means the image will be positioned 7.693 inches down from the top margin.
This formula works fine for a few lines but not accurate for all.
Is there another way to achieve this?
Hi Moderator, if I posted on the wrong forum, please move this to the correct one. Thank you!
Scenario: I need to print an image (e.g. Digital signature) after printing a specific record format (e.g. AMOUNTR).
AMOUNTR may have different number of lines depending on certain conditions, which means I cannot put the image on a fixed position.
Based on my research, there are only 2 ways to use an image in the print file.
1. OVERLAY - uses a pre-formatted document with fixed layout. Therefore I cannot use this as I need the positioning of image to be dynamic.
2. PAGSEG - calls an image with position based on X and Y where:
X = position down
Y = position across
I already tried to use PAGSEG by supplying both position fields from Cobol program. Field Y can be a fixed position since I am putting the image on the right side. The field X, however, needs to be dynamic.
To get value of X, first, I get the approximate height of each line which is 4mm. Since PAGSEG is based on inches, I divided 4mm by 25.4 (1 inch) and the result is 0.157. Then, I need to count the number of lines printed before I print the image.
X = 0.157 x # of lines printed
E.g. Lines printed = 49
X = 0.157 x 49
X = 7.693
This means the image will be positioned 7.693 inches down from the top margin.
This formula works fine for a few lines but not accurate for all.
Is there another way to achieve this?
Hi Moderator, if I posted on the wrong forum, please move this to the correct one. Thank you!