Re: Software to print vouchers from large amount of txt data
Bill Campbell wrote: On Mon, Oct 22, 2007, simon butsana wrote: I am looking for a software that will read repetitive data from a text file and send it to a preformated fanfold paper (impact printer). The software must be customizable as to be told on which area of the paper to print a given field from the source text file. The data in the text file would thus be translated in a certain number of similar paper vouchers. Does anyone have an idea? I've been using nroff for this type of things for years. One can do very precise text location vertically and horizontally. Our accounting software prints invoices using groff, initially loading an image with .PSPIC, then overlaying it with the text. Just to second Bill's suggestion. I've done both labels and invoices with groff/troff with great success. The only issue is how accurately your printer will feed the paper so it may be better to be as generous as possible with margins around the printed data. (If this is fanfold paper, maybe it's a sprocket-type printer? In which case it's a question of how accurately the initial page is lined up when the paper is first inserted. You might want a pre-generated test page for when new paper is fed in). Once you know what your troff looks like, any scripting language should be able to turn the text file into troff and print it. Perl is probably the obvious one. --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Software to print vouchers from large amount of txt data
Hi, I am looking for a software that will read repetitive data from a text file and send it to a preformated fanfold paper (impact printer). The software must be customizable as to be told on which area of the paper to print a given field from the source text file. The data in the text file would thus be translated in a certain number of similar paper vouchers. Does anyone have an idea? Thanks, Simon Simon-Pierre Butsana [EMAIL PROTECTED] I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. Isaac Asimov - Découvrez le blog Yahoo! Mail : dernières nouveautés, astuces, conseils.. et vos réactions ! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Software to print vouchers from large amount of txt data
On Mon, Oct 22, 2007, simon butsana wrote: Hi, I am looking for a software that will read repetitive data from a text file and send it to a preformated fanfold paper (impact printer). The software must be customizable as to be told on which area of the paper to print a given field from the source text file. The data in the text file would thus be translated in a certain number of similar paper vouchers. Does anyone have an idea? I've been using nroff for this type of things for years. One can do very precise text location vertically and horizontally. Our accounting software prints invoices using groff, initially loading an image with .PSPIC, then overlaying it with the text. Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX:(206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 the purpose of government is to reign in the rights of the people -Bill Clinton during an interview on MTV in 1993 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
