Image overlay file

An image overlay file can be used to place additional information on a document when users send documents to a local printer. The additional information from the image overlay file is merged with the document before the document is sent to the printer.

For example, suppose that you want to make sure that the word COPY appears on all documents sent to a local printer. First, create the image overlay file. An image overlay file is a monochrome, device independent bitmap stored in a file with a file type of BMP. Next, build a DLL file that includes the BMP file. Store the DLL file on the server. Then add the image overlay file to the application by specifying an identifier (the name of the bitmap resource in the DLL file) and the full path name of the DLL file on the server. After you add the image overlay file to the application, users can print the additional information on a document by selecting the identifier when they send a document to a local printer.

When you add an image overlay file on an IBM® i server, the name of the image overlay file must include the fully-qualified integrated file system (IFS) directory name. For example: /QIBM/UserData/OnDemand/Overlay/copy.dll