Graphics
I want to print to forms. Every customer has a special logo and this logo must also be print to the form. How can I save and print a graphic with Informix-4GL 7.2 (Online)?
After reading some of the other responses I have yet another alternative. This is not for the faint of heart but it does offer some advantages. Also, it was some time ago with a former employer that this was developed, so I will only hit the highlights. The graphics were stored as individual files on the (UNIX) system. I forget the format. We used 4GL reports to create xroff output. Graphics were (or could be) different sizes. Numeric values that were used as arguments to some xroff functions for proper placement on the page were tracked in a 4GL library. A better option for this would be in a table. Based on printer selection the xroff command was assembled then "RUN" from the report driver. The downside . . . xroff! Don't kid yourself. If you choose this route and do not know xroff, PAY FOR HELP! The upside. Xroff. There are very few things regarding page layout that xroff can not do. A totally ascii (other that the graphic) solution that is platform independent. No 'c'. No ESQL. No wrappers. You get the idea. Support for a wide array of printers. Ease of maintenance. Anyhow, I doubt you will choose this route but I tender it as a consideration. Please let the group know how you resolve this. Joe Volker Ehing wrote: > I want to print to forms. > Every customer has a special logo and this logo must also be print to > the form. > How can I save and print a graphic with Informix-4GL 7.2 (Online)?
jmobley@fakeisp.com writes: > The downside . . . xroff! > Don't kid yourself. If you choose this route and do not know xroff, > PAY FOR HELP! Yup, been there, done that. This is a good, portable solution, but I had the report generate tex because tex is free software and easy to port. -- Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 Ronald Cole <ronald@forte-intl.com> Phone: (760) 499-9142 President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B
I don't know 'tex'. Could you give me (us) a two or three sentence synopses? Thanks. Joe Ronald Cole wrote: > jmobley@fakeisp.com writes: > > The downside . . . xroff! > > Don't kid yourself. If you choose this route and do not know xroff, > > PAY FOR HELP! > > Yup, been there, done that. This is a good, portable solution, but I > had the report generate tex because tex is free software and easy to > port. > > -- > Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 > Ronald Cole <ronald@forte-intl.com> Phone: (760) 499-9142 > President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 > My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B
jmobley <jmobley@fakeisp.com> writes: > I don't know 'tex'. Could you give me (us) a two or three sentence > synopses? TeX and Metafont comprise Donald Knuth's typesetting system. <http://www.tug.org/>; -- Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 Ronald Cole <ronald@forte-intl.com> Phone: (760) 499-9142 President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B