Hello Joseph, sorry it took me a while to find the files because I reinstalled my machine and haven't had them on till now. Here are two java files and the pdf output. Haven't done anything since. But this might gives you an idea of how to use the absolute positioning. I cc the iText list, since I couldn't find the old thread in the searchable archive. HTH
Gunter ---------------------- air-conditioned environment - don't open windows ! ---------------------- Gunter Sammet SAMMYSOLUTIONS.COM LTD ---------------------- 2102-12 AVE NW Calgary/AB, T2N 4X1, CANADA Ph./Fax: +1 (403) 210-2603, Cell: +1 (403) 830-0705 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.SammySolutions.com -----Original Message----- From: jrajkumar [mailto:jrajkumar]On Behalf Of Joseph Rajkumar Sent: May 2, 2002 8:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Mailing Labels Hi Gunter Thanks for your email and the information. Unfortunately all the data is on a Postgresql server on a system on the lan and secretaries want to be able to connect to there server and though an interface select only addresses for a certain state and generate the rtf file and save it on their local machine and print the address labels. What I have done so far, is using Tomcat and using a servlet which talks to Postgres, I have given them an interface so they can select the state they want to choose and then the servlet talks to the postgresDB and queries and using iText formats and creates an rtf file, which they could down load and save to their local disk and then view it using word and print. I have formatted the addresses using Tables and Cells, but I am not able to specify the exact size of the CELL I want because the address labels on the paper come as stickable pieces on a single page which the secretaries can pull out and put them on the envelope. So I need the CELL to be exactly some known specific size. Tomcat/Servlet/talking to postgres, getting the exact data that I want, formatting it using iText and generating an rtf and viewing them using StarOffice, all of this works perfectly. But I need to specify the cell size exactly and also specify the font for the text in the cell. Any help would be ever so gratefully appreciated. Thanks Joseph Rajkumar PS: I am 100% Unix pro and I am use windows just for survival. "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > If you want to print out in Word, wouldn't you be better up to import it > straight into Word through a mail merge? You could connect through an ODBC > datasource and have them available in Word. > For myself, I haven't worked with rtf but I played a little bit around with > absolute positioning and printing into pdf as labels. Worked fine but > haven't touched it in a while. > HTH > > Gunter
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