Examples -- afpxps

Transform a UNIX AFP file, specifying a transform class and output file

To transform the UNIX AFP file myfile.afp into an output PostScript file called myfile.ps, using the us transform class, enter:

afpxps -c us -o myfile.ps myfile.afp

Transform an AFP MVS™ data set, specifying a form definition

To transform the AFP MVS data set USERX.AFP(MYFILE) into an output PostScript file called myfile.ps, using the form definition F1CP0110, enter:

afpxps -j "form-def=f1cp0110" -o myfile.ps "//'USERX.AFP(MYFILE)'"

Transform a UNIX AFP file, specifying a form definition and a resource library

To transform the a UNIX AFP file myfile.afp into an output PostScript file called myfile.ps, using the form definition F1CP0110 that contains references to user-supplied AFP resources, enter this command on one line:

afpxps -j "form-def=f1cp0110 res-lib={lib1.pseglib lib3.private}"
       -o myfile.ps myfile.afp

Transform and print an AFP MVS data set, specifying a form definition and a resource library

To transform the AFP MVS data set PROD.AFPOUT(JOB1) into a PostScript file, using the form definition F1CP0110 that contains references to user-supplied AFP resources, and print the output, enter this command on one line:

afpxps -j "form-def=f1cp0110 res-lib={lib1.pseglib lib3.private}"
			"//'PROD.AFPOUT(JOB1)'" | lp -d myprinter

Transform a job using redirection

To transform the AFP file input.afp into the PostScript output file called output.ps, enter:

afpxps < input.afp > output.ps

Note:

You can use redirection operators only with UNIX files.

Transform multiple files and concatenate the output

To transform the UNIX AFP files input.01.afp, input.02.afp, ... input.xx.afp into one PostScript output file called output.ps, enter:

afpxps -o output.ps input.01.afp input.02.afp ... input.xx.afp

Transform a UNIX AFP file to an MVS data set

To transform the line data file input.line into an MVS PostScript output data set called hlq.OUTPUT.PS(MYDOC), enter:

afpxps -j doc-format=line -o "//'hlq.OUTPUT.PS(MYDOC)'" input.line

Transform an AFP MVS data set, writing the output to a UNIX file

To transform the AFP MVS data set hlq.INPUT.LINE(MYDOC), where hlq is your user ID, into a PostScript output file called output.ps, enter:

afpxps -o output.ps "//'hlq.INPUT.LINE(MYDOC)'"

Transform line data, specifying a form definition and a page definition

To transform the line data file myfile.line that contains ANSI carriage control characters into an output PostScript file called myfile.ps, using the form definition F1CP0110 and page definition P1P06362, enter this command on one line:

afpxps -j "form-def=f1cp0110 page-def=p1p06362 c-c-t=a doc-format=line"
			-o myfile.ps myfile.line

Transform line data, specifying a page definition and fonts

To transform the line data file myfile.line containing machine carriage control characters and table reference characters into an output PostScript file called myfile.ps, using the page definition P1P06362, enter this command on one line:

afpxps -j "page-def=p1p06362 c-c-t=m t-r-c=yes chars={60D8 60D0}" 
       -o myfile.ps myfile.line

Transform line data, specifying a form definition and a page definition

To transform the line data file myfile.line that contains ANSI carriage control characters into an output PostScript file called myfile.ps, using the form definition F1CP0110 and page definition P1P06362, enter this command on one line:

afpxps -j "form-def=f1cp0110 page-def=p1p06362 c-c-t=a doc-format=line"
		   -o myfile.ps myfile.line

Transform line data and receive MVS return codes

To transform the line data file myfile.line into a PostScript file and write the result to a file called myfile.ps and receive MVS return codes (0, 4, 8), enter:

AOP_MVS_RETURN_CODES=YES afpxps -o myfile.ps myfile.line

MVS return codes indicate whether the transform was successful (0), a transform warning occurred (4), or a transform error occurred (8).

Transform an AFP document with TrueType fonts in multiple font directories

To transform an AFP document with TrueType fonts that are found in external resource directories:

afpxps -j "resource-directories={/usr/lpp/fontpath1 /usr/lpp/fontpath2}" -o myfile.ps myfile.afp