Re: Making FORMS for laser
mkuhn@rhlab.UUCP (Michael Kuhn) wrote: >A picture is worth a thousand words > ______________________________ > | | | > | Row Well Well | Conc | > ------------------------------ > | A | 2 | 7 | | > |----------------------------| > | | | | | > | | | | | > ------------------------------ > etc. >I am looking for a program that will allow me to create a form. >However, I would like the output to be in HP GL/2 command language >so I can load the commands into an SQL table. >The intent is to download the commands as a macro to the printer >at the start of a 4GL report and then envoke the macro for every >page. >I have done this with a barcode printer and it works great. The >problem is making the forms for a laser is VERY time consuming >due to the amount of detail. >Does anybody know of a program that will generate the HP data >in this way? > >-- >Michael J. Kuhn Computer Systems Consultant phone:410-254-7060 >Email: mkuhn@csd.clark.net > mkuhn@rhlab.com or mkuhn%rhlab@uunet.uu.net or uunet!rhlab!mkuhn > c/o Baltimore Rh Typing Laboratory, Inc. phone:410-225-9595 Hi Why carry this function out in 4gl Let Unix do the Donkey Work...... I had a customer who needed a similar concept implementing, with output from 4gl and/or ACE reports. Different forms/macros needed loading on to the laser printer depending on the report format. I decided to customise the Unix Printer script to allow additional parameters and the loading of the forms/macros. e.g. lp -d laser -o formfile=invoice -s This meant that the output from both ACE and 4gl programs ( and any other system ) could use the forms/macros. There are many different form/macro development tools available but the one that I've used is call Fantasia, which is windows based. If your printers are Kyocera Lasers use Prescribe to program them in English, believe me it lot easier....!!! Regards <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <> Cliff Warrington <> <> KTL Partnership <> <> Tel : +44 (0)161 763 1286 <> <> Fax : +44 (0)161 763 1180 <> <> Email : cliff@ktl.u-net.com <> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>