JB:
> Monte :
>
> > >
> > > Of course, a more accurate description of what the script is
> supposed to
> > > do will be much apreciated...
> >
> > I've done some reading on the format and it seems you can
> include jpeg and
> > png images into the pdf file. As mc can save images to these
> formats then it
> > would be relatively easy to save an image to a file. Read it
> back in then
> > incorporate it into the pdf.
>
> Sure, but including images as raw ASCII or binary is a much better option,
> especially because of the wonderful machinery (in PDF as well as in PS) to
> raster huge chunks of such code at lightspeed...
>
I guess using the method I'm discussing i'd only have the possibility of the
image output of mc. The image will be a snapshot of a fairly complicated
graph and legend so there's no chance to read it in a raw format before
distributing the program.
> >
> >
> > My plan is to store reports from a program in a relatively portable and
> > printable format. I was thinking of HTML but as there are
> images involved I
> > didn't want to have multiple files lying around.
> >
> > The script needs to take text and format it with style & layout
> and embed
> > jpeg or png image data into the file. When the file is built it will be
> > saved.
> >
>
> That's what I understood, although there's a few more things I'd like
> to know; for instance : as for layout, does it concern only text
> in fields,
> or does it also concern buttons names, lines around fields & buttons
> (to simulate spreadsheets for instance) ? Shall the script care about
> card objects only or also backgrounds ? etc etc...
My plan was to actually not present this data within the program. Thus the
text output would be in a variable. I'd need to be able to format headings
within that variable. Also I have some statistical output I'd like to
present in a simple tables if possible.
The tables would be as follows
Source: DF: Sum Squares Mean Square: F-test:
Between groups 3 85.067 28.356 1.674
Within groups 91 1541.626 16.941 p= .1782
Total 94 1626.693
Hopefully lined table boxes around each cell but if not possible perhaps
bold headings would do the trick.
Basicly I want to generate the image / statistical output / text on the fly
and as I do so add it to a variable that contains the styled pdf file. I
havent done a sample output yet because I'm still tring to work out which
way is best to do it. These three things will be all I'll use but different
combinations of them. I could have quite a few of those tables for example
but I'll likley only have one image in each report. The text will be between
above and below all the images and tables.
I'm sorry I haven't got any more info just yet. I'll start working on the
sample file. I use Word 2000 what format is best for you to read. I don't
have acrobat.
Thanks again to all this help
Monte
>
> May be could you send me an example, like a simple stack with various
> elements that are likely to appear on your final project and have to be
> considered, as well as a simulation of the final print you want to get...
>
> JB
>
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