Category: COOLSPOOLS
System i Document Creation: Problems Solved
Posted on June 26, 2013at 4:10 pm
When communicating information throughout your business, there are several factors to consider. Accuracy is, of course, a given. You want to ensure the right people are given the right information, without being distracted or confused by extraneous details. And you’ll need to ensure its well-presented and easy to digest.
Your spool files can provide all the accurate data you need – but manipulating the data into the right format can be a painstaking, time-consuming task. But help is at hand with spool file converter software – and if you’re using an IBM System i (e.g. AS/400 or iSeries) environment, CoolSpools software makes it all so easy.
Developed by well-established IT experts Ariadne , CoolSpools is a powerful, simple and reliable System i file conversion tool. CoolSpools software can convert AS/400 spool filea to Excel, PDF and XML.
Here are just a few of the many AS/400 document creation problems that become a thing of the past with CoolSpools…
PROBLEM: You need to produce documents including several images, such as a company logo, diagrams, forms or perhaps even photography. Inserting and formatting the images within your documents is a time-consuming process you’d rather avoid.
HOW COOLSPOOLS CAN HELP: Inserting images into System i PDFs is a doddle with CoolSpools. Simply tell CoolSpools where to insert the JPEG or GIF format images as it converts your spool to PDF.
PROBLEM: You’re producing a report for multiple recipients, but each recipient must only receive the part of the report that’s relevant to them. For example you may require invoices for multiple clients, or sales reports for managers covering different areas.
HOW COOLSPOOLS CAN HELP: When converting spool to Excel or PDF, tell CoolSpools the points at which the files need to be split – such as region name or invoice number. CoolSpools will split System i Excel output into separate files for you, saved in separate folders. Or it’ll split your converted System i PDFs into several documents, and can even email them to multiple email addresses.
PROBLEM: Your spool files contain a large amount of data you intend to use to populate your website. You need an easy way to import the data without manually re-entering it.
HOW COOLSPOOLS CAN HELP: CoolSpools’ powerful spool file converter can automatically generate XML from your spool files for your web applications to access. This saves time on reprogramming the data, and as it’s coming from your spool files, the accuracy and integrity of your data is assured.
These are just a handful of the ways the CoolSpools software can help you produce clear, accurate and visually-attractive documents from your AS/400 data extracts. Find out more about what CoolSpools could do for you, and the reason it’s already a global success, at www.ariadnesoftware.co.uk.
5 Great Reasons to Choose CoolSpools Software
Posted on June 26, 2013at 4:07 pm
Converting System i Spool Files:
If you use your IBM System i (or AS/400 or iSeries) spool files to populate documents or feed web applications, you’ll know there are a number of spool file converters on the market, each making bold claims about how it’s the most powerful, most fully-featured or easiest to use.
With this in mind, you may take our claim that CoolSpools really IS the most powerful, most fully-featured, easiest to use System i spool file converter with a pinch of salt.
But wait. Hear us out.
Created by well-established global IT solutions providers Ariadne Software, there’s a compelling case to be made that CoolSpools software really is the best there is. So here are five compelling reasons why CoolSpools is the number 1 IBM System i file conversion solution:
REASON 1: CoolSpools can convert your AS/400 data extract to a multitude of file formats
There are so many different reasons why you may wish to convert your AS/400 data extract. You might want to convert spool to Excel for invoices or sales reports. You might want to convert spool to PDF for briefing documents. You may want to produce AS/400 XML to populate web applications. CoolSpools can handle all of the above – as well as converting spools to text, CSV, HTML, RTF or TIFF.
REASON 2: CoolSpools software does not require a PC to convert from spools
With CoolSpools, all of your spool file conversion is handled in System i – but you can, of course, access your converted iSeries PDF, XML and Excel files via a PC if you wish.
REASON 3: CoolSpools can deal with many different iSeries spool file formats
Whether your spool files are *SCS, *AFPDS, *IPDS, *USERASCII, *LINE or *AFPDSLINE format, CoolSpools can easily convert them into the file format you need.
REASON 4: Comprehensive System i file conversion features
There’s so much CoolSpools can do with your converted spool files – and it’s all so simple. Whether you need to split your iSeries PDF or Excel file into multiple documents (and email them to multiple recipients), drop unwanted sections from your converted files, insert JPEGs of GIFs, or password protect your converted System i PDF, CoolSpools makes it simple.
REASON 5: Powerful features unique to CoolSpools
CoolSpools can also perform tasks that no other System i file conversion solution can handle. For example, with CoolSpools you can append your converted iSeries Excel or PDF file to an existing document – even if it wasn’t created using CoolSpools. As far as we’re aware, no other AS/400 file conversion tool can do this.
If we’ve convinced you that CoolSpools is the ultimate IBM System i file conversion solution, or you’d like to find out more about what it can do for you, visit www.ariadnesoftware.co.uk.
Is This The Most Powerful Spool File Converter Yet? Convert Your AS/400 Spooled Files With CoolSpools
Posted on April 24, 2013at 9:45 am
If you work within an AS/400 environment, wouldn’t it be great if you could take your spooled files and use them to communicate information across multiple channels? Wouldn’t you like to convert spool to PDF, or convert spool to Excel, and have the output files perfectly formatted and ready to go?
IBM experts’ Ariadne’s CoolSpools software (www.ariadnesoftware.co.uk) can provide your users with the right information, at the right time, in the right format. This powerful spool file converter can convert spool to Excel, iSeries PDF, iSeries XML and many other popular file formats. It provides a simple, reliable way to take an AS/400 data extract and turn it into end-user friendly documents whenever and however you need it.
But CoolSpools is no mere spool file converter. It offers powerful functionality that puts it way ahead of other AS/400 spool conversion tools. Here’s how it can help you transform the way you share information…
Split your spooled files into several documents
If you’re converting spool to Excel, for example for financial reports, you might want to split your System i Excel output files by date, region or product. Or perhaps you’d like to output AS/400 to PDF, but split into several System iPDF files. CoolSpools can split your AS/400 data extract into multiple documents – and each can be emailed to different recipients.
Merge and combine files
Maybe you need to merge several of your AS/400 PDF files into one document. You might want to append your converted AS/400 PDF to an existing PDF – one that wasn’t necessarily produced using CoolSpools. Or perhaps you’d like to add your newly-created AS/400 Excel file as a new worksheet in an existing Excel file. CoolSpools makes all of this simple – and as far as we’re aware, no other System i file conversion software offers you this functionality.
Format files however you like
After converting spool to Excel, you might need to format the document with color, borders, fonts or conditional formatting. CoolSpools can handle all of this, without having to reopen your Excel document to manually amend it. And after you convert spool to PDF, do you need to incorporate images such as corporate logos, watermarks or contact forms? CoolSpools has it covered.
Populate your website with AS/400 XML output
CoolSpools can do more than convert AS/400 spools for end user documentation. Its powerful iSeries XML conversion can output data that can be used to populate your website. No need to reprogram – just import the AS/400 XML direct.
So, do you need to convert spool to Excel? Convert spool to PDF? Or output XML? CoolSpools can do all of this and more – as well as formatting the output in a way that suits you.
And remember, CoolSpools software is created by Ariadne Software, well-established global experts in providing System i solutions – so you can trust it to be reliable as well as powerful.
Find out more at http://www.ariadnesoftware.co.uk.