Larry: That sounds like a great idea! I will keep the R:PDFMerge in mind! I am also leaning towards keeping individual PDF files so that they can be emailed to someone on request.
Karen > Yes, I did a project similar to this several years ago. The secret is > R:PDF Merge. > > > First off, definitely keep the statements in separate PDFs. Then you can > easily implement the idea that you can email around individual statements > as required (eg "Hello, you didn't get your statement? Can I have your name > or phone number? Is your email still XXXX? Okay, I just sent your > statement, check your email.) > > > When you want to operate on a bunch of statements at once (eg "Hello, is > that accounting? All the statements for the first week of January? Check > your inbox") you build a query interface that lets you identify all the > statements you want. Then you write a "command file" (just a text file, > listing the disk files) and call R:PDF Merge to create a single large PDF > from > all the small ones and email (or print) that file. > > > In the project I did, this technique allowed the client to supply > literally hundreds of important business documents to trading partners in a > single > PDF while the other company was still on the telephone. > -- > Larry > > >
