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1. WinSpool 400 98 Users Guide By RJS Software Systems Inc RJS Software Systems P O Box 19408 Minneapolis MN 55419 612 822 0412 Voice 612 822 1364 Fax Email Internet sales rjssoft com WWW http www rjssoft com Copyright 1995 99 by RJS Software Systems All rights reserved This manual and the software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of RJS Software Systems Trademarks WinSpool 400 is a trademark of RJS Software Systems Brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Printed in the USA Contents Overview 1 Introduction ees se sees Technical Support For Technical Support with AS 400 PC Support or Client Access 400 For Technical Support with Microsoft Windows 95 98 NT or other versions of WII Si E 2 For Technical Support with WinSpool A00 EEN 2 Contact Oe LEE H Chapter 1 Installation 3 Introduction en es nal BEINE ii PC and AS 400 Prerequisites BE E EC AS 400 Requirements 2580 Se sen a 3 PG Installatioms eet A a neben ASIADO Installation at ensure EE N EN AS 400 Installation Using RSTLIB command AS 400 Installation Using FTP AS 400 Installation Using Shared Folders eg AS 4
2. H WEBSTER 82 19 94 XYZ INDUSTRIES 83 16 94 GOLD COAST IND Highlight an area and select action with menus or press right mouse button Figure 10 Invoice Number Highlighted 18 e Chapter 3 Datalmport Walkthrough WinSpool 98 Users Guide Column Settings De Decimals R Cancel i Function a Delete Letter Output Width mee Limits When Blank Lower noru O Fil i m eg O Fil Down Qutput Settings Figure 11 Column Settings Displayed After clicking OK on the Column Settings screen the main window is redisplayed with the invoice number column defined gt Datalmport Mask Untitled File Search Column Tag Include Exclude Line Unstack Options Help Line 7 Position amp Aect 52 Width BS Input File c diw invoices prn enma e Balz tennis 89 30 94 INUOICE SALES SALES DATE OFFICE PERSON 97 21 93 MIAMI GOLD COAST IND 98 06 93 CHICAGO XYZ INDUSTRIES 89 12 93 DALLAS GOODWIN CO 11 83 93 CHICAGO ROBINSON BROS 12 28 93 CHICAGO TWELVE OAK INC 81 84 94 DALLAS ACME IN 81 89 94 LOS ANG H H WEBSTER 62 19 94 CHICAGO XYZ INDUSTRIES 63 16 94 MIAMI GOLD COAST IND u Highlight an area and select action with menus or press right mouse button Figure 12 Invoice Number Column Defined Highlight the invoice date with the mouse and then right click in the window Select column define from the popup menu and the Column Settings screen is displayed for the selec
3. See the Download Options section below for information on the available download options Multiple reports can be selected by using the Control Click or Shift Click keyboard mouse combinations 4 Once the list of reports has been selected right click on the selected report file s and the download menu will pop up Select the Download Selected Reports option and the reports will be downloaded and converted to the selected Output Format The report files will be placed into the selected Output Directory and will be automatically named using the Template File Name information Downloading Selected Reports Download Options When a report file name is clicked in the report list or the Download Options tool bar button is clicked on the left side of the main window the following screen will be displayed 10 e Chapter 2 Getting Started WinSpool 98 Users Guide WinSpool 98 File Session Log Run Programs Help Download Options Output Format System Name IP Address EE Adobe Acrobat PDF y fi AFA 7 I View After Download Output Directory Template File Name Counter Extension I Email After Download C WINSPL32 SPOOL fo rxT I Delete After Download Fe Date use UserData Status 4 List By User J 0PDSPJOB 03 02 39 QUSER READY E QPDSPJOB 03 02 99 QUSER READY CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS READY Download Options CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS READY CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS READY View Tent Heros A omonross 03 03 99 S
4. Work Files Dutput Directory Template File Name Template Counter Template Ext C WINSPL32 SPOOL 8 TXT Spool Listing Work File Datalmport Report Masking Cmd JCAWINSPL32 WINSPL98 0 Sg AADIMAGA EXE Output Queue Listing Work File File Manager Command Line JC WINSPL32 WINSPL98 00 EXPLORER EXE Spool Preview Work File Editor Command Line JC WINSPL32 WINSPL98 PRY JNOTEPAD EXE Monarch Command Line User Application 1 Command Line User App Desc 1 C Program Files Monarch program M onar User Application amp 1 Datalmport Report Translate Cmd User Application 2 Command Line User App Desc 2 JC DIWSDIW EXE User Application amp 2 Spool Download Work File Email Command Line JC AWINSPL32 WINSPL98 TMP C Program Files WSMAIL32 WSMAIL32 Default Datalmport Mask Directory WinView 400 Command Line CD ba JE winvVIEwWAWINVIEW EXE Figure 23 Settings Screen Work Files Tab Output Directory This field contains the directory name where all automatically names spool files will be created when template output file names are used Output template file name This field contains the file name used to create a new spool file when template output file names are used The following special keywords can be used to substitute values in the template file name entry at runtime SPOOL The first 8 characters of the AS 400 spool file name will be substituted into the PC output file name when template file n
5. and Amount Columns Defined For this example we re only defining the Invoice Number Date and Amount fields for output You can always use more or less columns when you create your own mask files The next step is to save the report mask file via the File Save Mask Menu Type C DIW INVOICES MSK for the file name and click OK to save the mask file WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 3 Datalmport Walkthrough e 21 Save Mask As File name Folders Je diw invoices msk C diw periodab msk geustedt msk ristest msk Save file as type Mask Files msk e Figure 17 Datalmport Mask File Save Once the report mask file has been saved you are going to run the report translate option by using the File Translate menu option Translation Parameters 2 Input File c diw invoices prn Output File c diw invoices xls Translation Type Excel 5 0 7 0 Action when output exists Waming see Figure 18 Report Translation Parameter Screen Take note of the Output File name and location and click the Translate button to translate the report to output file CADIWUNVOICES XLS The reason we need to know where the translate option is creating the MS Excel spreadsheet file is that in the next step we will open the resulting Excel spreadsheet file to display the translation results We won t tell you how to open the MS Excel program because you probably already know how to do that Go ahead and open the t
6. have questions on any of the hardware software requirements please contact RJS Software Systems for assistance AS 400 Requirements The AS 400 system must have the current version of the WINSPOOL library loaded The WINSPOOL library is part of the WinSpool 400 95 98 NT software installation process or can be loaded directly from the RJS Software Systems CD ROM Currently the following versions of OS 400 are supported V3R2 V4R4 PC Installation The PC installation steps are covered in the Getting Started chapter WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 1 Installation e 3 AS 400 Installation This section includes instructions for restoring the WinSpool 400 library directly from the RJS Software Systems CD NOTE The RJS product catalog also contains instructions for installing the AS 400 library via FTP or Shared Folders if necessary AS 400 Installation Using RSTLIB command Simply put the RJS CD into the AS 400 CD Drive and sign on to the AS 400 with a user ID that has security officer authority Run the following AS 400 command to restore the WinSpool 400 library RSTLIB SAVLIB WINSPOOL DEV OPT01 OPTFILE WINSPOOL AS 400 Installation Using FTP This method of installation is described in the RJS Product Catalog AS 400 Installation Using Shared Folders This method of installation is described in the RJS Product Catalog AS 400 User authorization code entry Sign on to the AS 400 with a user ID that has security officer
7. is started a dialog will be displayed asking for the Datalmport Mask File Name and PC Output Format Using this option requires the purchase of the Datalmport Report Translation software from RJS Software Systems Note If testing the Datalmport software see the Datalmport Walkthrough chapter for a five minute walkthrough on how to use DataImport for report translation Send to Monarch This format option downloads and sends the report directly to the Monarch software so that a report mask can be created for the selected report type or the report can be translated with Monarch Using this option assumes that you have purchased a copy of the Monarch software from DataWatch Corporation Send to WinView 400 Viewer This format option downloads and sends the report directly to the WinView 400 report viewer Using this option requires the purchase of the WinView 400 Report Viewer software from RJS Software Systems 12 e Chapter 2 Getting Started WinSpool 98 Users Guide WinView 400 Viewer Format This is the same download format as the PRTCTL format WinView 400 reads ASCII text files that have been formatted with the appropriate spacing and skipping information Using this option requires the purchase of the WinView 400 Report Viewer software from RJS Software Systems 3 Make sure all reports are still highlighted If they re not simply highlight them again so they will get selected for downloading 4 Right click on the selected report fil
8. popup menu and the Column Settings screen is displayed for the selected column Again simply click the OK button to auto define the column and the following screen will be displayed 20 e Chapter 3 Datalmport Walkthrough WinSpool 98 Users Guide Datalmport Mask Untitled File Search Column Tag Include Exclude Line Unstack Options Help Line 7 Position 62 Asci 50 width 9 Input File SE ojales EI EAE Font Terminal 9 pts SALES SALES INUOICE OFFICE PERSON AMOUNT MIAMI GOLD COAST IND CHICAGO RYZ INDUSTRIES DALLAS GOODWIN amp CO CHICAGO ROBINSON BROS CHICAGO TWELVE OAK INC DALLAS ACME IND LOS ANG H H WEBSTER CHICAGO XYZ INDUSTRIES 2 302 65 MIAMI GOLD COAST IND 18 989 36 v gt Highlight an area and select action with menus or press right mouse button Figure 15 Invoice Amount Highlighted atalmport Mask Untitled File Search Column Tag Include Exclude Line Unstack Options Help Line 7 Position 62 Asci 50 Width 9 Input File c idiwkinvoices pm elo m s EAER Font Terminal 9 pts NG INVOICES SALES SALES INVOICE OFFICE PERSON COMPANY AMOUNT MIAMI GOLD COAST IND CHICAGO RYZ INDUSTRIES DALLAS GOODWIN amp CO CHICAGO ROBINSON BROS CHICAGO TWELVE OAK INC DALLAS ACME IND LOS ANG H H WEBSTER CHICAGO XYZ INDUSTRIES MIAMI GOLD COAST IND Highlight an area and select action with menus or press right mouse button Figure 16 Invoice Number Date
9. your PC The sample report file we will use for our test report conversion is a simple invoice listing report The Datalmport software first needs to be loaded on the PC The Datalmport Demo software can be found in the DATAIMP directory on the RJS CD Run SETUP EXE to install the Datalmport software Overview of Datalmport Process The concept behind WinSpool 400 and DataImport is that that any AS 400 report can be quickly downloaded to a PC LAN directory and converted to a PC spreadsheet or database format such as Lotus 123 MS Excel MS Word MS Access Dbase Foxpro etc without re keying data Before translating a report with Datalmport a report mask must be created via the Datalmport Report Mask utility Once a report mask has been created and saved for a selected report the same mask can be used each time the report is downloaded from the AS 400 If the WinSpool 400 Email Report Server WinSpool 400 Batch Report Server WinSpool 400 Web Report Server or WinSpool 400 Lotus Notes Report Server are going to be used the same report masks created with Datalmport can be used to automatically convert reports as they are downloaded The converted report files are then automatically distributed via Email PC LAN Directory Web Site or Lotus Notes Starting the Datalmport Mask Program The Datalmport Mask program can be started from the Datalmport program group The program can be accessed by clicking the Start button selecting Programs Datal
10. 00 User authorization code entry ENEE Deinstallation of Wm Spoolid0 ENEE A Removing WinSpool 400 from a PC ue A Removing WinSpool 400 from an AS 400 ENEE 5 Chapter 2 Getting Started 7 TO EE H Installing the WinSpool 400 Software on the PC and AS 400 ENEE 7 Starting the WinSpool 400 Program WinSpool 08 7 Entering Initial Settings for the WinSpool 400 Software NEE 7 Installing the Datalmport Report Translation Software on the DC 8 Entering WinSpool 400 Initial Settings for the Datalmport Software Using the WinSpool 400 Software oo se se se ee ee se eens Retrieving A List of Reports by Output Queue i Retrieving A List of Reports by User DD Downloading Selected Reports Download Opttons ees sesse seek se Hek ek ee ee ge ee Geek ee Doing an Initial Report Conversion with the Datalmport Software Whats Next EE 13 Chapter 3 Datalmport Walkthrough 15 ege dte ELS EE Overview of Datalmport Process WinSpool 98 Users Guide Contents e i ii e Contents Starting the Datalmport Mask Program 15 Five Minute Walkthrough urr2u 2 08 essen nn 16 Accessing Datalmport Help Info EEN 23 Problems with Datalmport Mask Creation ENEE 23 Chapter 4 Main Screen 25 Vie ee tee OOR N ER RE EE Using the Main Screen Geh oe ah WinSpool 400 Menu Options ENNEN ELE el Bae ha a cold Eile Ro ter E UE Session Sign On Session Sign Off Log View Download Log Log Clear Download Log Run Programs Datalmport Report Mask
11. 3 GOODWIN amp CO 11 03 93 ROBINSON BROS 12 28 93 TWELVE OAK INC 61 04 94 ACME IND 61 69 94 H H WEBSTER 02719794 XYZ INDUSTRIES 83 16 94 GOLD COAST IND Highlight an area and select action with menus or press right mouse button Figure 7 Input File Has Been Loaded When creating areport mask you need to look for a data pattern in the report data that allows you to include only the detail lines you want to extract data from This allows you to eliminate report headings and other data you don t want to work with In this example highlight the 5 digit invoice number with the mouse and then right click in the window Select include lines from the popup menu and the Define Include Line screen is displayed Datalmport Mask Untitled File Search Column Tag Include Exclude Line Unstack Options Help Line 7 Position 6 Asci 52 Width 8 Input File c diw invoices pm jel m s EAE Font Terminal 9 pts 69 36 94 INVOICE SALES SALES DATE OFFICE PERSON aC 07 21 93 GOLD COAST IND 08 06 93 RYZ INDUSTRIES 89 12 93 GOODWIN amp CO 11 03 93 ROBINSON BROS 12 28 93 TWELVE OAK INC 61 64 94 ACME IND 61 69 94 H H WEBSTER 82 19 94 RYZ INDUSTRIES 83 16 94 GOLD COAST IND Highlight an area and select action with menus or press right mouse button Figure 8 Invoice Number Highlighted WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 3 Datalmport Walkthrough e 17 Define Include Line Original String A1024 enter patt
12. 98 Users Guide Chapter 4 Main Screen e 25 File Settings This menu option is used to open the WinSpool 400 settings screen File Router Status This menu option is used to see if the selected AS 400 router software is loaded and connected to an AS 400 If the router is Not loaded or TCP IP connectivity is not active the WinSpool 400 software will not work correctly File Exit This menu option is used to exit the WinSpool 400 program Session Sign On This menu option is used to Sign on to use WinSpool 400 with a new AS 400 user ID Session Sign Off This menu option is used to Sign off from a WinSpool 400 session Next time a download is attempted the user ID prompt screen will be automatically displayed Log View Download Log This menu option is used to display the report download log If any errors occur during downloading they will usually show up in the log Log Clear Download Log This menu option is used to clear the report download log if it gets too large Run Programs Datalmport Report Mask This menu option is used to run the Datalmport Report Mask program The Datalmport software can be purchased from RJS Software Systems as a separate option for WinSpool 400 Datalmport allows reports to be converted from ASCII text format into Lotus 123 Excel Dbase MS Access or many other PC file formats Run Programs Datalmport Report Translate This menu option is used to run the Datalmport Report Translate program The Data
13. EEN 26 Run Programs Datalmport Report Translate 26 Run Programs M Omar chi A d geiert doi AE Run Programs Explorer Run Editor wees Run User Application ve on Run User Application leese drett less ees rar ooe r Eere EE TEPAS R ESS Help Contents tilda Hel p A UE Chapter 5 WinSpool 98 Settings 29 Introduction Options Tab Minimize while downloading spool Die Use template output file name EEN Display AS 400 error messages ENEE Truncate trailing spaces during download Use ECU EE Pass Most Recent File To Monarch or Datalmport Use Template Output File Extensions SES Use TCP IP Connectivity sesse sesse see EES ESE Ee SEGE seen nennen Use RJS Datalmport Report Converter ees se ee se ee ge ee Ge ee Ge ee Ge ee Ge ee Ge ee Generate Joblog After Each TCP IP Pass iese sesse se seek se se se gee se Ge ee Re Hek ek ee ee ge ee Geek ek Available System Listin EE EG PCL to PDF Convert Options Work Files Tab Output Directory Outputtemplate file nam iaa Gee EER ER Eg de Template extension Coumtert ENEE 33 Template Xt EE EE EG ee A ATAA Spool Listing Work File sees see se ee se ee ge ee edoser Ge He Ge ee ee Ge Geek RR coronan Ge ee ee Si Output Queue Listing Work File Spool Preview Work File Monarch Command Line a sie Datalmport Report Translate Cmd NENNEN Spool Download Work File ese se ee se see ge ee Gee ek Re Ge He Ge ee ee on Geek RR coronan Ge ee n
14. HARRIS READY e 6 16 99 9 20 AM L Figure 4 WinSpool 98 Download Options 1 To select a report for downloading click the file name for a selected report in the report list and you will see the Download Options screen appear above the report list Multiple reports can be selected by using the Control Click or Shift Click keyboard mouse combinations 2 Select the appropriate Output Format the report will be converted to as it s downloaded WinSpool 400 supports the following report download formats ASCI Text Line amp Page Breaks This is an ASCI text format that contains all the appropriate line and page breaks This format can be used with any application that needs a report formatted as ASCI text with the appropriate line and page breaks ASCII Text with Print Control Characters PRTCTL This is an ASCII text format that contains the line skip and line space characters from the AS 400 This format is used by the RJS RTF PDF and HTML Report Converters as well as the WinView 400 Report Viewer software ASCII Text with Print Control Characters NONE This is an ASCII text format that contains no line spacing and skipping information ASCII Text with Print Control Characters FCFC This is an ASCII text format that contains the ANSI print control characters This format is generally used to send reports to COLD or Imaging Systems as well as to Microfiche Vendors for creating microfiche Send Directly to MS Excel This
15. ID and password are used Pass Most Recent File To Monarch or Datalmport If this option is enabled WinSpool 400 will pass the most recent report file downloaded to the Datalmport Report Mask program or to the Monarch program if the respective programs are run via the Datalmport Mask or Monarch Icons on the left side tool bar under the Run Programs section Note This option can typically be circumvented by using the Send to Datalmport Mask or Send to Monarch Output Format when downloading a report Use Template Output File Extensions If this option is enabled WinSpool 400 will append a numeric file extension to the PC report output file name when the Use Template Output File Name option is enabled In some situations it may be advantageous to omit the usage of the Template Output File Extensions Use TCP IP Connectivity When this option is enabled the WinSpool 400 software will use the 32 Bit TCP IP API for downloading reports The WinSpool 400 TCP IP API uses the AS 400 FTP Server so the AS 400 FTP Server must be enabled If you re not sure whether your FTP Server is running use the NETSTAT OPTION CNN command from the AS 400 command line to determine if the FTP Server is running From the Work with TCP IP Connection 30 e Chapter 5 WinSpool 98 Settings WinSpool 98 Users Guide Status screen you will see a column titled Local Ports Under the Local Ports column there should be an entry that says ftp con If you see the ftp con ent
16. MS Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator Using this option requires the purchase of the WinSpool 400 HTML Report Converter from RJS Software Systems PCL forms to PDF This format is used to convert EZ Print 400 Optio Formation NG or other PCL based reports and electronic forms to the Adobat Acrobat PDF format Using this option requires the purchase of the WinSpool 400 AFP IPDS to PDF report converter from RJS Software Systems Rich Text Format RTF This format is the Microsoft Rich Text Format RTF documents can be viewed from any standard word processer or viewer that supports the RTF format RTF is considered a universal format supported by almost all PC comuting platforms Using this option requires the purchase of the WinSpool 400 RTF Report Converter from RJS Software Systems Send to Datalmport Mask This format option downloads and sends the report directly to the Datalmport Masking utility so that a report mask can be created for the selected report type Using this option requires the purchase of the Datalmport Report Translation software from RJS Software Systems Note If testing the Datalmport software see the Datalmport Walkthrough chapter for a five minute walkthrough on how to use Datalmport for report translation Send to Datalmport Report Translator This format option downloads and sends the report directly to the Datalmport Translator to convert the report to the selected spreadsheet or database format When the download
17. ames are used 32 e Chapter 5 WinSpool 98 Settings WinSpool 98 Users Guide Template extension counter This field contains the template extension counter which is incremented each time a new spool file is created when template output file names are used When the counter reaches 99999 it will reset itself to 0 Template extension This field contains the template extension used when a new spool file is created This is usually overridden at runtime by selecting the appropriate Output Format from the Download Options dialog Spool Listing Work File This field contains the name of the PC file WinSpool 400 will use when retrieving output queue listings from the AS 400 This work file stays on the PC and can be used until anew spool file listing is requested from the AS 400 Output Queue Listing Work File This field contains the name of the PC file WinSpool 400 will use when retrieving a listing of all output queues from the AS 400 This work file stays on the PC and can be used until a output queue listing is requested from the AS 400 Spool Preview Work File This field contains the name of the PC file WinSpool 400 will use when retrieving and displaying a spool file sample from the AS 400 This work file stays on the PC and can be used until a new spool file listing is requested from the AS 400 Monarch Command Line This field contains the name of the PC program WinSpool 400 will call when Monarch is chosen from the Run menu Datalmp
18. authority Add the WINSPOOL library to the user library list by typing ADDLIBLE WINSPOOL and pressing Enter Type the appropriate command names and access codes listed on the access code sheet provided by RJS Software Systems If you have questions or problems with entering the access codes contact RJS Software Systems for assistance Deinstallation of WinSpool 400 The following sections describe how to remove the WinSpool 400 software from an individual PC as well as the AS 400 system Removing WinSpool 400 from a PC To remove WinSpool 400 from a PC perform the following individual steps 1 Remove the WINSPL32 directory from the PC This directory contains all programs associated with WinSpool 400 4 e Chapter 1 Installation WinSpool 98 Users Guide 2 If found remove the CAPCSINST directory from the PC if it exists This directory contains all programs used for the AS 400 library installation Removing WinSpool 400 from an AS 400 To remove WinSpool 400 from an AS 400 perform the following individual steps 1 Make sure the WINSPOOL library is not being used 2 Delete the WINSPOOL library from the AS 400 by entering a DLTLIB WINSPOOL command from an AS 400 terminal 3 Also make sure the WinSpool 400 install library has been removed from your system This can be done by issuing a DLTLIB PCSINST from an AS 400 terminal WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 1 Installation e 5 Chapter 2 Getting Started Introduction The
19. blems with Microsoft Windows 95 98 NT For Technical Support with WinSpool 400 Because of the complexity of dealing with the various AS 400 connectivity environments please gather and organize as much information as possible on the problem prior to contacting RJS Software Systems for support If you have a question about a WinSpool 400 Batch Report Server operation first browse through the user s guide to try and find your answer prior to calling RJS Software Systems Contact Information Telephone support is available from 9 AM to 6 PM Central Standard time on normal business days at 612 822 0412 Voice 612 822 1364 Fax Support is also available via Internet Email at support rjssoft com Internet http www rjssoft com WWW 2 e Overview WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 1 Installation Introduction PC and This section covers the installation of WinSpool 400 on the PC and AS 400 The AS 400 library needs to be loaded and the access codes entered prior to using the WinSpool 400 software Access code entry procedures will be provided when RJS Software Systems sends you the appropriate AS 400 access codes AS 400 Prerequisites PC Requirements e Minimum PC should be a Pentium 100 with 32 megabytes of memory and 1GB hard disk e PC must be running the Windows 95 98 NT 2000 operating system e Important Visual Basic 5 0 Runtime Files must be loaded on the PC before installing the WinSpool 400 software If you
20. creen OK This button allows the user to exit the Settings dialog and save any changes made Cancel This button allows the user to exit the Settings dialog without saving changes 34 e Chapter 5 WinSpool 98 Settings WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 6 Problem Handling Common Errors Other Errors If you cannot resolve the problem you re experiencing by using the previous troubleshooting methods you should contact RJS Software Systems for advice on solving the problems you re experiencing See the Technical Support section at the beginning of the User s Guide for information on contacting RJS Software Systems WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 6 Problem Handling e 35
21. e s and the download menu will pop up Select the Download Selected Reports option and the reports will be downloaded and converted to the selected Output Format The report files will be placed into the selected Output Directory and will be automatically named using the Template File Name information Doing an Initial Report Conversion with the Datalmport Software If you are testing or using Datalmport for report translation to spreadsheet and database formats check out the Datalmport Walkthrough chapter for a basic five minute walkthrough of the Datalmport software More info about Datalmport can be found in the Datalmport Help file or PDF User Guide DIMANUAL PDF in the MANUALS directory on the RJS CD What s Next You should now have the WinSpool 400 software working correctly You can continue to play with the WinSpool 400 and Datalmport software and discover the many uses it has You can also move on to test our automated report distribution products WinSpool 400 Email Report Server WinSpool 400 Batch Report Server WinSpool 400 Lotus Notes Report Server WinSpool 400 Web Report Server and AS 400 Report Splitter to provide you with fully automated report distribution from your AS 400 WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started e 13 Chapter 3 Datalmport Walkthrough Introduction This section gives a basic five minute walkthrough of the Datalmport report translation software if you ve installed the Datalmport software on
22. ern match characters if necessary numeric non numeric non blank _ anything Position online 7 Lines to include 1 At position 2 foc O Anywhere Figure 9 Include Lines Screen Change the number 41024 to 44444 and click OK This tells Datalmport to include all data lines where the invoice number is a 5 digit numeric number All lines without a 5 digit invoice number will be ignored when we process the selected report You will notice that all lines with a 5 digit invoice number now have the letter T displayed on the left hand side of the screen This means that Datalmport will include the selected data lines in the output file during translation Highlight the invoice number again with the mouse and then right click in the window Select column define from the popup menu and the Column Settings screen is displayed for the selected column Simply click the OK button to auto define the column There may be times later where you want to tweak the column definition options but not for this demo Datalmport Mask Untitled File Search Column Tag Include Exclude Line Unstack Options Help Line 7 Position 6 Asci 52 width 5 Input File c diw invoices prn Boas EAE Fon Terminal 9 pts 69 36 94 INVOICE SALES SALES DATE OFFICE PERSON 87 21 93 GOLD COAST IND 88 86 93 RYZ INDUSTRIES 89 12 93 GOODWIN amp CO 11 03 93 ROBINSON BROS 12 28 93 TWELVE OAK INC 61 04 94 ACME IND 61 69 94 H
23. ert EZ Print Optio Formation NG or other PCL based reports to PDF Rich Text Format RTF Send to Datalmport Report Translator To translate to spreadsheet and database formats Send to Monarch To translate to spreadsheet and database formats Send to Win View 400 Viewer WinSpool 400 is a 32 bit application and will work under Windows 95 98 NT WinSpool 400 currently supports APPC connectivity to the AS 400 using following connectivity software Client Access 400 for Windows 95 NT with the NetSoft 32 bit router NetSoft 32 bit NS Router and the Wall Data 32 bit APPC Engine WinSpool 400 also supports native TCP IP connectivity and requires NO additional connectivity software to be loaded on the PC TCP IP is the preferred method of connectivity to the AS 400 because of its high speed data transfer capabilities WinSpool 98 Users Guide Overview e 1 Technical Support For WinSpool 400 technical support please review the following information before contacting RJS Software Systems For Technical Support with AS 400 PC Support or Client Access 400 You should contact IBM or your AS 400 software support provider for assistance in installing configuring or correcting problems with AS 400 PC Support Client Access 400 or other AS 400 connectivity software For Technical Support with Microsoft Windows 95 98 NT or other versions of Windows You should contact Microsoft for assistance in installing configuring or correcting pro
24. format sends the report directly to MS Excel as a text file The MS Excel parsing wizard can then be used to parse the report columns Send Directly to MS Word This format sends the report directly to MS Word as a text file The report is sent in ASCU text format with line and page breaks Font information must be set manually once the report has been loaded into MS Word WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started e 11 Unconverted Spool File This format is the native AS 400 Spool File Format We extract the report data directly from the AS 400 print queue This allows us to extract SCS text and AFP IPDS reports for viewing via the IBM AFP Workbench Viewer If reports or electronic forms have been stored in PCL format by products such as EZ Print 400 Optio or Formation NG this is also the format to select when downloading these reports in their native PCL format WinSpool 400 also supports the following formats with the purchase of additional report converters or viewers from RJS Software Systems Inc Adobe Acrobat PDF This format is the Adobe Acrobat PDF format Adobe Acrobat is a universal viewing format that can be used to distribute reports to Windows Macintosh Unix or other platforms supported by Adobe Acrobat Using this option requires the purchase of the WinSpool 400 PDF Report Converter from RJS Software Systems HTML Web Page This format is a Web Browser format for viewing AS 400 reports inside a web browser such as
25. lmport software can be purchased from RJS Software Systems as a separate option for WinSpool 400 Datalmport allows reports to be converted from ASCII text format into Lotus 123 Excel Dbase MS Access or many other PC file formats Run Programs Monarch This menu option is used to run the Monarch program Monarch is a program that is similar to Datalmport Monarch is used by some of RJS Software Systems customers to convert reports from ASCII text format to selected PC data formats Run Programs Explorer This menu option is used to run the Windows Explorer This option is provided as a convenience for WinSpool 400 users to quickly access their favorite file manager 26 e Chapter 4 Main Screen WinSpool 98 Users Guide Run Editor This menu option is used to run the selected Editor program This option is provided as a convenience for WinSpool 400 users to quickly access their favorite file editor or word processing program Run User Application 1 This menu option is used to run the selected user defined program This option is provided as a convenience for WinSpool 400 users to quickly run their favorite PC applications from WinSpool 400 Run User Application 2 This menu option is used to run the selected user defined program This option is provided as a convenience for WinSpool 400 users to quickly run their favorite PC applications from WinSpool 400 Help Contents This menu option is used to display the WinSpool 400 Help File Help Abo
26. mer has to first install the WinSpool 400 Datalmport Report Converter software and then enable this check box This functionality must be disabled after 30 days or once the permanent version of the Datalmport software has been purchased from RJS Software Systems and loaded on the PC Generate Joblog After Each TCP IP Pass This setting determines whether the WinSpool 400 software will force the AS 400 to print a job log after each report server polling cycle If you are getting unexplainable errors such as Invalid Command Response from any of the AS 400 commands the AS 400 job log can help to explain why the errors are occurring The job log will be created using the AS 400 User ID that was entered for the first download Available System List This setting determines a semicolon delimited list of system names or IP addresses that will display in the System Name IP Address pulldown This setting only needs to be used if you are using TCP IP connectivity and want to soft code a list of available systems WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 5 WinSpool 98 Settings e 31 Example System List 125 1 1 1 51052546 125 1 1 55 PCL to PDF Convert Options This setting allows the settings for the PCL to PDF converter to be if necessary Contact RJS Software Systems Inc if you have questions regarding the available conversion options This setting can only be used if you are using TCP IP connectivity Work Files Tab A Settings Options
27. mport and then clicking the Mask icon to start the mask program WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 3 Datalmport Walkthrough e 15 Five Minute Walkthrough After starting the Datalmport Mask program the main Datalmport Mask screen is displayed Datalmport Mask Untitled Eile Options Help Line 1 Position 1 Ascit 32 Width 1 Input File sd Highlight an area and select action with menus or press right mouse button Figure Datalmport Mask Main Window Open the CADIWUNVOICES PRN report file by using the File Load Input File menu option or the open file icon on the tool bar Type C DIW INVOICES PRN for the file name and click OK to open the report file Load Input File File name Fakes C winspl32 spool afp Sc spooll afp N spool2 afp 3 winspl32 spool7 txt backup wspautolog txt e diw invoices pm List files of type Drives Text files tat dat pr e cc Figure 6 Datalmport Load Input File Dialog After the input file loads the invoice report is displayed in the report mask main window 16 e Chapter 3 Datalmport Walkthrough WinSpool 98 Users Guide Datalmport Mask Untitled File Search Column Tag Include Exclude Line Unstack Options Help Line 1 Position 1 Ascit 32 width 1 Input File lc diw invoices prm ojales EAE Fon Terminal 9 pts 69 36 94 INVOICE SALES SALES DATE OFFICE PERSON 97 21 93 GOLD COAST IND 08 06 93 XYZ INDUSTRIES 69 12 9
28. on and the reports will be downloaded and converted to the selected Output Format The report files will be placed into the selected Output Directory and will be automatically named using the Template File Name information Retrieving A List of Reports by User ID On the left side of the main window is a tool bar which has a button for List by User Click the button and the following screen will be displayed WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started e 9 WinSpool 98 File Session Log Run Programs Help Report List by User ID User ID Print Device System Name IP Address CURRENT bat hd y Get List Form Type User Data List By Queue ALL ALL List By User JarosP 0B 03 02 99 QUSER QPDSPJOB 03 02 99 DUGER CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS 5 E CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS Download Options CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS EBEN 03 03 99 SHARRIS 4 6 16 99 3 12 AM E Figure 3 WinSpool 98 Report List by User 1 Type in the selected AS 400 system name or TCP IP address for your AS 400 system 2 Type in a value for User ID Print Device Form Type or User Data Usually you can simply leave CURRENT in the User ID field to display a list of reports for the current user Click the Get List button to retrieve a report list for the selected user 3 To select areport for downloading click the file name for a selected report in the report list and you will see the Download Options screen appear above the report list
29. ono Raiss WinSpool 98 Users Guide Default Datalmport Work Director 33 Datalmport Report Mask Cmd ANEN File Manager Command Line NEEN Editor Command Lime User Application 1 Command Line User App 1 Description User Application 2 Command Line Us r App 2 Description renneri riri rori span essen Email Commiand Line 23 02 Ee ee ee O E ee Chapter 6 Problem Handling 35 COMMON Errors ee EN A Ge Ee de ge ee es 35 Oer Errors A N N N OE N 35 WinSpool 98 Users Guide Contents e iii Overview Introduction WinSpool 400 is a MS Windows application used to select and download reports from the AS 400 WinSpool 400 allows users to select a list of reports by Output Queue or User ID Once selected all of the selected reports can be downloaded from the AS 400 to the selected PC disk drive WinSpool 400 supports the following report download formats ASCII Text Line amp Page Breaks ASCH Text with Print Control Characters PRTCTL ASCII Text with Print Control Characters NONE ASCII Text with Print Control Characters FCFC Send Directly to MS Excel Send Directly to MS Word Unconverted Spool File AS 400 Format which can be viewed using IBM s AFP workbench viewer WinView 400 Viewer Format It also supports the following formats with the purchase of additional conversion software from RJS Software Systems Inc Adobe Acrobat PDF HTML Web Page PCL forms to PDF Used to conv
30. ool files which are selected for downloading based on the template file information entered This option is useful when a lot of AS 400 reports will be downloaded The alternative would be to name each PC file manually Display AS 400 error messages If this option is enabled WinSpool 400 will display all messages received from the WinSpool 400 API Normally this option should be enabled Truncate trailing spaces during download When using APPC connectivity and this option is enabled WinSpool 400 will truncate any trailing blank spaces found in a spool file being downloaded Each record will end with a carriage return linefeed combination Note This option can significantly reduce the size of adownloaded spool file when used with the APPC connectivity In some cases report sizes can be decreased up to 50 This setting is not needed for TCP IP connectivity Use security If this option is enabled the user must sign on to WinSpool 400 with a valid AS 400 user ID and password prior to downloading any spool files A signon dialog box will automatically be displayed if security is enabled and a user has not already signed on to the selected AS 400 system If this option is not enabled the user ID and password entered at the router level will be used to determine which AS 400 user is using the WinSpool 400 software Some companies use a generic user ID and password for the router so security problems can sometimes occur if a generic router user
31. ort Report Translate Cmd This field contains the name of the PC program WinSpool 400 will call when Datalmport Report Translate is chosen from the Run menu This option is only valid if you have Datalmport for Windows The Datalmport software can be purchased from RJS Software Systems as a separate option for WinSpool 400 Datalmport allows reports to be converted from ASCII text format into Lotus 123 Excel Dbase MS Access or many other PC file formats Spool Download Work File This field contains the name of the temporary PC file WinSpool 400 will use when retrieving a spool file from the AS 400 with the Download and Reformat button This file will be deleted automatically after a report is successfully downloaded and reformatted by WinSpool 400 Default Datalmport Work Directory This field contains the name of the default directory displayed when the Select Mask File dialog is shown when sending a report using the Send to Datalmport Translate option Datalmport Report Mask Cmd This field contains the name of the PC program WinSpool 400 will call when Datalmport Report Mask is chosen from the Run menu This option is only valid if you have Datalmport for Windows The Datalmport software can be purchased from RJS Software Systems as a separate option for WinSpool 400 Datalmport WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 5 WinSpool 98 Settings e 33 allows reports to be converted from ASCII text format into Lotus 123 Excel Dbase MS Access or many
32. other PC file formats File Manager Command Line This field contains the name of the PC program WinSpool 400 will call when File Manager is chosen from the Run menu Editor Command Line This field contains the name of the PC program WinSpool 400 will call when Editor is chosen from the Run menu User Application 1 Command Line This field contains the name of the PC program WinSpool 400 will call when User Application 1 is chosen from the Run menu User App 1 Description This field contains the description of the PC program WinSpool 400 will call when User Application 1 is chosen from the Run menu This description will also be displayed on the WinSpool 400 Run menu User Application 2 Command Line This field contains the name of the PC program WinSpool 400 will call when User Application 2 is chosen from the Run menu User App 2 Description This field contains the description of the PC program WinSpool 400 will call when User Application 2 is chosen from the Run menu This description will also be displayed on the WinSpool 400 Run menu Email Command Line This field contains the description of the WinSpool 400 Email PC program which WinSpool 400 will call when a user selects the Download and Mail button from the spool file download dialog WinView 400 Command Line This field contains the description of the PC program which WinSpool 400 will call when asked to send a report to the WinView 400 Viewer Buttons presented on selection s
33. purpose of this chapter is to describe how to quickly get started using the WinSpool 400 software The software is very easy to use so it should take no more than a few minutes to become proficient at downloading AS 400 reports Installing the WinSpool 400 Software on the PC and AS 400 1 To install the Visual Basic 5 Runtime files simply run the SETUP EXE program from the VBSRUN directory on the RJS CD Follow the installation steps and the software will be installed to your PC Note You may be asked to reboot your PC after installing the VB 5 Runtime Files 2 To install the WinSpool 400 software simply run the SETUP EXE program from the WINSPL32 directory on the RJS CD Follow the installation steps and the software will be installed to your PC Note The AS 400 library for WinSpool 400 has to be installed before using the WinSpool 400 software The AS 400 library component for WinSpool 400 is included on the same installation CD as the WinSpool 400 PC software See Chapter 1 or the RJS Product Catalog for more information on installing the WINSPOOL library to the AS 400 Starting the WinSpool 400 Program WinSpool 98 The WinSpool 400 program can be started from the WinSpool 95 program group The program group can be accessed by clicking the Start button selecting Programs WinSpool 95 and then clicking the WinSpool 98 icon Note There is also a Winspool 95 icon in the WinSpool 95 program group however we are encouraging most user
34. ranslated report file and it should look similar to the MS Excel Spreadsheet displayed below If any of the numeric columns look like this HHHHH simply stretch the column width so that Excel can display the entire data column 22 e Chapter 3 Datalmport Walkthrough WinSpool 98 Users Guide Microsoft Excel invoices xls lel EZ File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help x Dell alias slelelo ole sl se whale fon e sl lz a 41024107 21 93 15 894 41098 88 06 93 8 976 41128 89 12 93 18 467 41215 11 03 93 934 41556 12 28 93 98 41623 01 04 94 1 522 41789 01 09 94 23 655 8 42031 82 19 94 2 382 42256 03 16 94 18 989 42307 03 27 94 532 42691 84 22 94 4 328 42709 84 23 94 945 42811 84 26 94 11 432 43182 85 02 94 528 3 43261 85 84 94 2 391 ln Sheet 4 Ready Sum 41024 sall NUM Figure 19 Resulting MS Excel Spreadsheet Accessing Datalmport Help Info See the Datalmport Help file or the PDF User Guide DIMANUAL PDF in the MANUALS directory on the RJS CD for more detailed instructions on how to use Datalmport to create more complex report masks Problems with Datalmport Mask Creation If you have questions that aren t answered via the help information when creating a report mask the RJS Software Systems support personnel will be more than happy to help you resolve your problem if you can provide us with a downloaded AS 400 report sample and the selected Datalmport repor
35. ry the AS 400 FTP Server is running E amp Session A 24 x 80 olx File Edit Transfer Appearance Communication Assist Window Help 8 818 2 8 S18 2 Work with TCP IP Connection Status System S103N0YM Local internet address Type options press Enter 4 End S Display details Remote Remote Address Port 000 04 43 002 25 04 004 33 52 037 31 40 037 31 12 netbios gt 342 02 51 netbios gt 000 02 34 netbios gt 000 01 23 netbios gt 047 42 18 143 037 31 29 Listen T EZ u ee gt RRA REE F5 Refresh Fii Display byte counts F13 Sort by column Fi4 Display port numbers F22 Display entire field F24 More keys MY Connected to remote server host 103n0ym using port 23 Figure 22 Work with TCP IP Connection Status Screen If the AS 400 FTP Server is not running you can use the following AS 400 command to start it STRTCPSVR SERVER FTP Note It is recommended that you use TCP IP connectivity instead of the NetSoft Router if possible TCP IP provides a lot more stability and up to 5 times faster download performance Our benchmark tests have shown that the WinSpool 400 TCP IP API s can typically download up to 1000 pages in 1 2 minutes This entry is enabled by default Use RJS Datalmport Report Converter This setting is used ONLY for evaluation purposes when a customer wants to test the Datalmport functionality without the standard 100 record limit in the Datalmport Demo Version The custo
36. s to use the WinSpool 98 interface because it s much easier to use with its streamlined interface The WinSpool 95 interface remains backward compatible for users upgrading from older versions of the WinSpool 400 software Entering Initial Settings for the WinSpool 400 Software The WinSpool 400 software is shipped with default settings that should work fine in most AS 400 and PC environments WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started e 7 Note The default communications method used with WinSpool 400 is TCPAP If you need to use the NetSoft Router or Wall Data Router you must first go into the File Settings menu and disable the Use TCP IP Connectivity check box and then exit and restart the program Installing the Datalmport Report Translation Software on the PC 1 To install the Datalmport software files simply run the SETUP EXE program from the DATAIMP directory on the RJS CD Follow the installation steps and the software will be installed to your PC Entering WinSpool 400 Initial Settings for the Datalmport Software If you are using Datalmport for report translation to spreadsheet and database formats you will need to change the following settings if you installed the software in a directory other than the default Datalmport directory CADIW The settings can be accessed via the File Settings menu option and then selecting the Work Files tab Datalmport Report Translate Command Change this command line to point to the Da
37. t List List By Queue List By User 03 02 99 QUSER QPDSPJOB 03 02 99 QUSER 3 CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS Download Options CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS E CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS EBEN 03 03 99 SHARRIS 6 16 99 9 04 AM Ai Figure 2 WinSpool 98 Report List by Output Queue 1 Type in the selected AS 400 system name or TCP IP address for your AS 400 system Click the Refresh button to retrieve a list of all AS 400 output queue names from the AS 400 You will be asked to enter an AS 400 user ID the first time this is done Note This only needs to be done the first time the software is used or if a new output queue is added to the AS 400 Output queue names can also be entered manually 2 Select an output queue from the Queue Name pulldown box or key an output queue and library name into the appropriate fields Click the Get List button to retrieve a report list from the selected output queue 3 To select a report for downloading click the file name for a selected report in the report list and you will see the Download Options screen appear above the report list See the Download Options section below for information on the available download options Multiple reports can be selected by using the Control Click or Shift Click keyboard mouse combinations 4 Once the list of reports has been selected right click on the selected report file s and the download menu will pop up Select the Download Selected Reports opti
38. t mask file Sample reports can be emailed to support rjssoft com WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 3 Datalmport Walkthrough e 23 Chapter 4 Main Screen Introduction This chapter gives an overview of the main WinSpool 400 screen and how it s used WinSpool 98 File Session Log Run Programs Help Download Options Output Format System Name IP Address I Compress Files ZIP Adobe Acrobat PDF 7 11 11 View After Download Output Directory Template File Name Counter Extension J Email After Download C WINSPL32 SPOOL fi rxT TO Delete After Download List By User 03 02 99 READY 5 Download Options QPDSPJOB 03 02 99 READY CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS READY E CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS READY CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS READY View Test Fepats EBEN 03 03 99 SHARRIS READY e 6 16 99 3 42 AM Ai Figure 20 WinSpool 98 Main Window Using the Main Screen The left side of the main screen contains a list bar that allows you to gain access to the different WinSpool 400 program functions The right side of the main screen contains a report list window that allows reports to be selected for downloading The top right side of the screen contains the dialogs for retrieving report lists and selecting report download options prior to downloading selected AS 400 reports WinSpool 400 Menu Options This section will cover the main WinSpool 400 screen and the menu options presented on screen WinSpool
39. talmport Report Translate program The value entered here is usually CADIVIDIW EXE Datalmport Report Masking Command Change this command line to point to the Datalmport Report Mask Creation program The value entered here is usually CADIWIDIMASKW EXE Using the WinSpool 400 Software 5 WinSpool 98 File Session Log RunPrograms Help Download Options Output Format System Name lP Address EE Er Adobe Acrobat PDF y fi 1 1 1 v ee Output Directory Template File Name Counter Extension I Email After Download Ze CAWINSPL32 SPOOL fo por 1 Delete After Download List By User SJ oppsPioe 03 02 99 QUSER READY 5 Download Options QPDSPJOB 03 02 99 QUSER READY CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS READY CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS READY CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS READY View Text Reports gt 6 16 99 BEOAM _ Figure 1 WinSpool 98 Main Window E CIMCRTOBJ 03 03 99 SHARRIS READY 4 Using the WinSpool 400 software is a 2 step process of retrieving a current list of reports from the AS 400 and then selecting which reports will be downloaded to the PC 8 e Chapter 2 Getting Started WinSpool 98 Users Guide Retrieving A List of Reports by Output Queue On the left side of the main window is a tool bar which has a button for List by Queue Click the button and the following screen will be displayed Report List by Output Queue Queue Name Library System Name IP Address OPRINT y Joen 125 1 1 40 7 Ge
40. ted column Again simply click the OK button to auto define the column and the following screen will be displayed WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 3 Datalmport Walkthrough e 19 gt Datalmport Mask Untitled File Search Column Tag Include Exclude Line Unstack Options Help Line 7 Position 15 Asci 51 Width 8 Input File EE Bm EAE Font Terminal 9 pts 69 36 94 INVOICE SALES SALES DATE OFFICE PERSON 4 MIAMI GOLD COAST IND 48 06 93 CHICAGO RYZ INDUSTRIES 89 12 93 DALLAS GOODWIN amp CO 11 03 93 CHICAGO ROBINSON BROS 12 28 93 CHICAGO TWELVE OAK INC 61 64 94 DALLAS ACME IND 61 69 94 LOS ANG H H WEBSTER 62 19 94 CHICAGO XYZ INDUSTRIES 83 16 94 MIAMI GOLD COAST IND Figure 13 Invoice Date Highlighted a Datalmport Mask Untitled File Search Column Tag Include Exclude Line Unstack Options Help Line 7 Position 15 Asci 51 Width 8 Input File c diw invoices prn AmE E 44 IEF Font Terminal 9 pts SALES SALES OFFICE PERSON MIAMI GOLD COAST IND CHICAGO RYZ INDUSTRIES DALLAS GOODWIN amp CO CHICAGO ROBINSON BROS CHICAGO TWELVE OAK INC DALLAS ACME IND LOS ANG H H WEBSTER CHICAGO XYZ INDUSTRIES MIAMI GOLD COAST IND Highlight an area and select action with menus or press right mouse button Figure 14 Invoice Number and Date Column Defined Highlight the invoice amount with the mouse and then right click in the window Select column define from the
41. ut This menu option is used to display the WinSpool 400 About screen The about screen displays basic information about the WinSpool 400 software such as product name version copyright information etc WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 4 Main Screen e 27 Chapter 5 WinSpool 98 Settings Introduction This chapter gives an overview of the WinSpool 400 Settings screen and how it s used Options Tab JS Settings Options Work Files Options IT Minimize while downloading spool file Available System List Use Template Output File Name PCL to PDF Convert Options Display 45 400 Error Messages I Truncate trailing spaces during download IV Use security IV Use Template Output File Extensions IV Pass Most Recent File To Monarch and Datalmport VW Use TCP IP Connectivity Use BIS Datalmport Report Convertor I Generate Job Log After Download Pass ox Figure 21 Settings Screen Options Tab Minimize while downloading spool file If this option is enabled WinSpool 400 will minimize itself while a spool file is being downloaded When the download has completed the program will restore itself so the user can run another download or exit the program If this option is disabled the WinSpool 400 program will remain on screen while downloading WinSpool 98 Users Guide Chapter 5 WinSpool 98 Settings e 29 Use template output file name If this option is enabled WinSpool 400 will automatically name any sp

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