RTF generation by a scheduled task
We're trying with CF9 on Windows Server 2008 to generate RTF files with font information. So far, the approaches we've seen depend on going through a browser to a user's desktop. What we need it to do is be able to generate the RTF file via a scheduled task that will be run every 5 minutes or so onto the server so that it gets put into a print queue. We've tried writing a straight text file with RTF font code but as it gets sent to the print queue the code just comes across as plain text. Is there a way to do make an RTF file without the browser? Thank you. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:337415 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: RTF generation by a scheduled task
RTF files are plain text, so you can create them pretty easily. If your attempts haven't worked so far, you're doing something wrong. :) Back in the day, I would create an RTF template, and go from there. Try creating an RTF that looks like how you want it, and put placeholders in the spots you want to insert dynamic content. Nowadays, I just use JasperReports, and export in RTF using cfjasperreport (a tag I wrote for generating jasperreport reports from CF). JasperReports is WICKED COOL for doing reports. Beats the pants off of ReportBuilder, etc.. Cross platform y todo. :Den -- A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything. Friedrich Nietzsche On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Thomas Harper wrote: We're trying with CF9 on Windows Server 2008 to generate RTF files with font information. So far, the approaches we've seen depend on going through a browser to a user's desktop. What we need it to do is be able to generate the RTF file via a scheduled task that will be run every 5 minutes or so onto the server so that it gets put into a print queue. We've tried writing a straight text file with RTF font code but as it gets sent to the print queue the code just comes across as plain text. Is there a way to do make an RTF file without the browser? Thank you. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:337419 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: RTF generation by a scheduled task
I recently had to write a script to generate RTF documents from data in a database. Creating the template was an interesting experience because the RTF format seems to do all kinds of wacky stuff if you erase stuff, cut, paste, etc. Two things I found. Making your RTF template with MS Word, not with Wordpad, and #2 - don't make any mistakes creating your template. Don't erase anything. Just type. What i ended up doing was making my rtf template by opening a document and typing in stuff like VARIABLE001 VARIABLE002 VARIABLE003, and then just doind a find/replace on the document to replace the placeholders with my data. I had initiall tried pasting in VARIABLEXXX then going through and changing the XXX to the numbers, only to find that for some reason when I was done, VARIABLE001 didn't appear in the RTF source as I would expect. Rick ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:337448 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: RTF generation by a scheduled task
+1 (or -1 however you look at it.) RTF is a total PITA when making edits. Tedious is an understatement. Rick is right, do it right the first time. It will save you many, many headaches. G! On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Rick Root rick.r...@gmail.com wrote: I recently had to write a script to generate RTF documents from data in a database. Creating the template was an interesting experience because the RTF format seems to do all kinds of wacky stuff if you erase stuff, cut, paste, etc. Two things I found. Making your RTF template with MS Word, not with Wordpad, and #2 - don't make any mistakes creating your template. Don't erase anything. Just type. What i ended up doing was making my rtf template by opening a document and typing in stuff like VARIABLE001 VARIABLE002 VARIABLE003, and then just doind a find/replace on the document to replace the placeholders with my data. I had initiall tried pasting in VARIABLEXXX then going through and changing the XXX to the numbers, only to find that for some reason when I was done, VARIABLE001 didn't appear in the RTF source as I would expect. Rick ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:337449 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
