Transform Services : Additional Considerations for Generating PDF Files That Contain Both DBCS and SBCS Data

Resolving The Problem

• Make sure the latest Recommended Fixes for Print, which includes the fixes for Transform Services (product 5770TS1) are applied, as well as the latest cumulative.
• It is necessary that the appropriate fonts installed on the system.  Outline fonts are recommended.
  • For *SCS spooled files, outline fonts are required for DBCS data.  Outline fonts are purchasable fonts provided in the AFP Font Collection, product 5733-B45:

    Resource ID	Option	Feature	Description	Library
    5733B45	*BASE	5050	AFP Font Collection V3.1 for IBM i	QFNTB45
    5733B45	2	5076	AFP Outline Fonts - Japanese	QFNT68
    5733B45	3	5077	AFP Outline Fonts - Korean	QFNT68
    5733B45	4	5078	AFP Outline Fonts - Simplified Chinese	QFNT68
    5733B45	5	5079	AFP Outline Fonts - Traditional Chinese	QFNT68

    Contact your IBM Business Partner or Marketing Representative for pricing.
  • For *AFPDS spooled files, outline or raster fonts can be used.  DBCS raster fonts are provided by product 5769-FN1, Advanced Function Printing DBCS Fonts/400. 

    Resource ID	Option	Description	Library
    5769FN1	1	AFP DBCS Fonts - Japanese	QFNT61
    5769FN1	2	AFP DBCS Fonts - Korean	QFNT62
    5769FN1	3	AFP DBCS Fonts - Traditional Chinese	QFNT63
    5769FN1	4	AFP DBCS Fonts - Simplified Chinese	QFNT64
    5769FN1	5	AFP DBCS Fonts - Thai	QFNT65

    
    DBCS raster fonts can also be purchased from the AFP Font Collection, product 5733-B45:

    Resource ID	Option	Feature	Description	Library
    5733B45	*BASE	5050	AFP Font Collection V3.1 for IBM i	QFNTB45
    5733B45	8	5082	AFP Raster Fonts - Japanese	QFNT67
    5733B45	9	5083	AFP Raster Fonts - Korean	QFNT67
    5733B45	10	5084	AFP Raster Fonts - Simplified Chinese	QFNT67
    5733B45	11	5085	AFP Raster Fonts - Traditional Chinese	QFNT67

    Contact your IBM Business Partner or Marketing Representative for pricing.
    
    Helpful information:  
    Coded fonts beginning with "X0" are raster fonts.  Coded fonts beginning with "XZ" are outline fonts.
    Font character sets beginning with "C0" are raster fonts.  Font character sets beginning with "CZ" are outline fonts.
• The only way to get DBCS and SBCS data into the same spooled file is using DDS to create a printer file.  Fonts will need to be specified at the record or field level.  Use IGCCDEFNT DDS keyword for the DBCS data and CDEFNT DDS keyword for the SBCS data.  Or, use Unicode and the FONTNAME DDS keyword to reference a TrueType font.   For more information on the DDS keywords, use Programming DDS for printer files.
  NOTE:   A print screen or printing data from a physical file or data area that contains both SBCS and DBCS data will not work.  These actions use IBM-supplied printer files. 
• Ensure the Unprintable Character Action (RPLUNPRT) parameter in the printer file is set to *NO and verify User specified DBCS data (IGCDTA) is *YES. 
• For *AFPDS spooled files, specify a DBCS coded font (IGCCDEFNT) or coded font (CDEFNT) in the printer file, if not using an externally described printer file that includes the IGCCDEFNT or CDEFNT DDS keywords.  See the section titled *SCS and *AFPDS Spooled File Considerations for more information.
• For *SCS spooled files, specify the appropriate Character identifier (CHRID) from the table in the Considerations when mixing DBCS and SBCS text section.  See the section titled *SCS and *AFPDS Spooled File Considerations for more information.
• Test all available CTX Form Workstation Customization Objects (WSCST) for Transform Services to see which one works the best for the spooled file.
  QCTXPDFMBD
  QCTXPDFMB2
  QCTXPDFWT 
  QCTXPDFWT2
  QCTXPDF2  
  Development recommends QCTXPDFMBD WSCST for DBCS *SCS spooled files, and QCTXPDFMB2 WSCST for DBCS *AFPDS spooled files.
  
  NOTE: Embedding fonts renders a larger PDF. Fonts are embedded based on the CTX Form Workstation Customization Object (WSCST) used. Refer to document Language Support for Host Print Transform and Transform Services, for more information on the available WSCST objects for Transform Services.
• Ensure the job generating the spooled file is running with a CCSID other than 65535, which does not allow for translation.  Transform Services infers a DBCS CCSID from the SBCS CHRID when the IGCDTA is *YES. Successful attempts included CCSID 37, though one can also select the appropriate CCSID from the table in the section titled Considerations when mixing DBCS and SBCS text.