johnf wrote: > On Friday 13 February 2009 09:11:37 am Paul McNett wrote: >> n VFP did you use the report writer with these RTF files? > > No. I was using a MS Word interface. They are letters to clients and had > fill-in fields from the data. I used Word back then because I needed the > letters to have a professional look and a simple means for the client to edit > the letter tempIate. I have considered using OpenOffice just as I did with > Word (and got it running). But two issues appeared. 1. I had trouble with > cross platform (Linux and Windows). 2. The client staff did not like the > idea of using OpenOffice (at least there was some resistance). > > The first issue was due to OpenOffice using python 2.3 on Windows. I could > get around the problem by using an OpenOffice server (on a linux box). But > the second looks like a tuff nut to crack. So now I'm considering using > reportWriter. > > If I can determine a simple way for the staff to edit the templates and still > use reportWriter it would be the best of both worlds.
Well, it sounds like you want "mail-merge" technology, which a word processor is going to fulfill better than a banded report writer will. However, how long are the letters, and do you need for end-users to change font properties within the block of text? If your answers are "less than a page" and "no", then I'd say Dabo's reportwriter has a high likelihood of working for you. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[email protected]
