Yes, that's exactly the issue - getting the number of characters making
up the string is simple. This, unfortunately, is a bit more difficult.
Thanks for the suggestion - it's our fallback position, but we're still
looking for something a little easier/more versatile, if we can find it.
Dirk
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark W. Breneman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:34 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: SUSPECT: RE: Determining physical length of text string
(not char count)
So if I understand you correctly you need to know how long some
text is, not
the number of letters that makes it up.
Just off the top of my head, if you know the font and point size
you will be
using in the PDF, you could build a look up table for each
letter and return
the pix with then add them together. You would need a record for
all chrs a
user would enter in your look up table.
Its not a good idea but....
Mark W. Breneman
-Cold Fusion Developer
-Network Administrator
Vivid Media
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.vividmedia.com <http://www.vividmedia.com/>
608.270.9770
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From: Dirk Sieber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 11:13 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Determining physical length of text string (not char
count)
Hello everyone,
We're trying to figure out if there's a way in CF to figure out
the
actual, physical length of a string of text - eg, in pixels,
inches,
whatever.
The issue - we need to be able to accept user data for a field,
that
will eventually be printed to a PDF. That PDF has strict specs
as to
how long a line of text can be. Of course, that'd be simple
enough, if
it was printed in a fixed-width font... but it's not, and we
don't have
the option of changing it.
So... I need to find a way to detemine how long a string of text
will
be, given the font type, style, & point size. Anyone have any
ideas how
to do this from within CF? (This is under MX, BTW).
Many thanks for any suggestions!
Dirk
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