Spool-Explorer

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IBM i Spool-File-to-PC Distribution Tool

End-user-driven application that provides access to IBM i spool files from a PC. Using Spool-Explorer's graphical interface and point-and-click functionality, users can display, print, save, and email spool files as PDF, RTF, HTML, and TXT.

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Advantages of Using Spool-Explorer

User-Friendly Windows Interface

View spool files by queue, user ID, and more
Point-and-click download
Organize spool files into folders
Open and view multiple reports
Connect to multiple IBM i

Flexible Report Downloads and Distribution

Save, print, or fax reports
Email reports
Report format options
Additional security options

Powerful Spool File Conversion Options

Convert spool files to PDF, HTML, RTF, or Plain Text
Convert AFPDS to TIFF
Customize and save formatting options

PDF, RTF, and HTML Functionality

Forms/graphic overlays
Compression and encryption
Bookmarks for quick navigation
Rich format for bold and underlined text

Instantly access, print, and send spool files

Users can point-and-click to display, print, save, and email spool files as PDF, RTF, HTML, and TXT.

Why Spool-Explorer?

When users download a spool file with Spool-Explorer, they can save it in several formats including PDF, HTML, RTF, PRN, or plain text. AFP spool files may also be saved as TIFs. Spool-Explorer lets users build and save customized formatting options that they can apply to the report the next time they download it. They can also apply these report-specific settings to other files of the same type.

Spool-Explorer lets users download spool files from a PC application by pointing and clicking, or by running an IBM i command. Spool-Explorer also makes it easy to work with reports that are printed on forms with information in fixed positions, such as invoices and purchase orders. Users can choose to download the report as it appears when displayed on an IBM i session, or with all blank lines embedded.

Spool-Explorer includes a number of features related to producing PDF files:

Support for PDF file compression and encryption.
Support for graphic overlays to be embedded in the PDF file.
Additional page sizes and fonts.
Support for *RICH format downloads and Rich Format Tags.

Spool-Explorer lets users define a distribution list that includes multiple PCs. They can then reference the distribution list name when using the IBM i download command included in Spool-Explorer. When executed, the command retrieves the spool file data and downloads it to a le on each PC specified in the distribution list. PC users can even define their preferred destination path for report downloads.

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