In Document Management systems this is given. You set the shell that holds the text objects in place on top of the pdf file. You then pass the data to this program and it pumps out a mail merge like operation. There are a few in open source as a guess. My last project to do this created a label for cases that the grand jury approved for prosecution. The label had columns for defendant's info as well as other court data. The PDF was the seal for the court as well as labels for data.
On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 10:04 AM Peter Cushing <[email protected]> wrote: > On 14/09/2018 15:53, Rafael Copquin wrote: > > Perhaps I was not very clear. > > > > I have scanned the empty receipt as a pdf image. > > I want to fill it with the applicable data and then print it on a laser > > printer > > > > I can't use the vfp report writer because it will not take a pdf file as > an > > image. And if I use a jpg file instead, it will not allow me to make it > fit > > in the page with the right shape. > > > Like Alan suggested I think the easiest solution is to just create it > using the VFP report writer. Put all the words, lines, boxes etc using > the normal report writer tools and anything graphics like that you can't > create, put that in as a JPG or GIF. I have done that on loads of > reports here. You may be able to do the whole page as a watermark or > something like that and pretty sure there are people on the forum who > have done a full page watermark in VFP, but I'm sure the normal report > is easier. > > Just my .02 > > Peter > > This communication is intended for the person or organisation to whom it > is addressed. The contents are confidential and may be protected in law. > Unauthorised use, copying or disclosure of any of it may be unlawful. If > you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by > telephone or email. > > www.whisperingsmith.com > > Whispering Smith Ltd Head Office:61 Great Ducie Street, Manchester M3 1RR. > Tel:0161 831 3700 > Fax:0161 831 3715 > > London Office: 101 St. Martin's Lane,London, WC2N 4AZ Tel:0207 299 7960 > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMYJ=ao+wfemvx_adcuo2ybuhnzd8q_ft1dlsw9mt6ug...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
