Mike, Thoughts:
1. With some busy/complex forms, I've had limited success using JPG images in the report definition, with added textboxes (over the jpg image) to 'crash print' values onto the jpg image. See http://www.wjarnold.com/downloads/3602r.gif for an example. I'm not thrilled with the quality, but think that can be improved with effort (maybe a different image type, or options creating the JPG, dunno yet). What I do like is that it does make possible 'crash printing' onto otherwise difficult forms, without taking a mountain of time. I believe it was Malcolm who first suggested this approach. 2. I always cringe with automating reports like this because they usually have evolved over a long period of trial and error time, sometimes through generations, and while they have stood the test of time and are highly regarded within the enterprise, the automated counterpart is at odds with the old way out of the gate. Top example is maybe the form isn't needed at all, and can be replaced with a tablet PC. But that may be the hardest sell. Also, when dealing with busy (tight on space) forms like these are considerations like handling overflow, strike-throughs that the owner wants preserved, perhaps color, 'special' notation conventions that nobody mentioned until you're almost finished, etc. Might be good to look over a few years worth of the actual use of the form to catch these things. Bill > > See this scanned image: > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com/images/report.jpg Is there a way to create this in VFP9 without all kinds of crazy tricks/kludges? The "red X" part on the rightside can be disregarded, but for the rest, the client is pretty insistent on getting this kind of output. ??? tia! -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/%(messageid)s ** 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.
