Hi Mike, I deal with the same problem with well logs in regards to printing. I have found the easiest way to managed the logs is in pdf format broken over A4 pages which have no margins at the top and bottom.
Now depending on your plotter, (we use a HP500ps), you can print these paginated a4 logs as a continuos single page by changing the print setting in regards to removing the page margins. I am assuming that at the moment you are creating a custom page size like 300mm Wide x 3000mm for the length of a log when creating the pdf file. The "stretch" you speak off sounds like when creating the pdf, the image is being set to "fit to Page" which would steatch the log. Another reason to have the log paginated is you can easly print the section of the log you require. Also we had some of our 42" Rolls of Paper cut to the width of landscape a4 which works really well for print long logs. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Cummings, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 3 December 2004 4:48 AM To: Mapinfo-list Subject: MI-L off topic-old well logs what is the "best" way to "save" them. About 30 years ago, we contracted & scanned all of our well files onto microfilm. It really didn't work very well for all sorts of reasons. We are now looking to "start over", scan all our well files again and put on the web. We did a test project and scanned a couple of file drawers and got back PDF's and Tiff's. Through all this, there has been a little voice that has been screaming at me. My fear is that we maybe headed into another dead end. We have been trying to print/plot the well logs & haven't had much success. The scale is stretched and don't match the originals. We have had problems printing the logs in the PDF format (which I assume is due to a PDF size limitation). I'm certain that others have dealt with these issues before and these log are going to be used for correlation, what is the best format to store them in? Can someone explain where the "stretch" is coming from and if it can be removed? --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14346 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14350
