This is essentially what the custom tag does for you, without all that leg work.
You just input the label type and the label data, and bang, the tag opens up word with the labels pre-formatted and ready to print. Ben Nadel wrote: > My suggestion would be to get a MS Word template that has the labels > formatted as you would want them (templates like this are usually > available). > > Then, save that as a web archive file (MHT) File > Save As. > > Then use CF to output that MHT file (with the proper label data) and stream > it with a content type of application/msword. > > Should open up in work quite nicely for printing. > > > ....................... > Ben Nadel > Web Developer > Nylon Technology > 350 7th Ave. > Suite 1005 > New York, NY 10001 > 212.691.1134 x 14 > 212.691.3477 fax > www.nylontechnology.com > > Sanders: Lightspeed too slow? > Helmet: Yes we'll have to go right to ludacris speed. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:56 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: How to format a document for use with address labels > > Cf_Avery is a tag I've used in the past that sounds right up you alley. > > I haven't been following this thread, so sorry if this has already been > suggested. > > http://tinyurl.com/gvg67 > > Ray > > Sandra Clark wrote: >> Sam Neff was doing that with a formatting to turn a CF/HTML document >> to serve word. You might want to google him. >> >> >> Sandra Clark >> ============================== >> http://www.shayna.com >> Training in Cascading Style Sheets and Accessibility >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: applemicro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:15 AM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: How to format a document for use with address labels >> >> I need to be able to create a document that I can use to print address >> labels. I would like something similar to the default address >> templates in Word. Is there a way to create this type of document >> through a web site? The steps would be something like this: >> >> 1. User orders item >> 2. Confirmation email sent to admin with user information (ie address) >> and formatted template 3. Admin prints the filled in template >> >> All I want the admin to have to do is open the document and hit the >> print button ( given that the correct paper is already loaded in the >> printer) >> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:237176 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
