Brian Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:24:46 -0500
> I know that if I imbed HP PCL code into the print job for different > fonts etc that these will print fine. However, for this particular > job, a couple of logos are part of the document as well and we would > like to be able to print them. It is possible to print logos directly from UniVerse/UniData using PCL coding - it's not very straightforward, however. I developed code here to print our corporate logo on all checks and invoices. We use UniData 5.2 on AIX 5.1, but I needed a PC to format the logo originally. Here's an outline of the procedure. On the PC, I saved the logo as a Monochrome Bitmap, since it's the easiest format to convert to raster data. I transferred that file to the AIX system and extracted the raster data. I converted the data to a UniData item that could be stored, and use a MATREAD to retrieve it. My BASIC code uses PCL Macros and Raster Graphics to output the logo. I then execute the macro as needed. This is very efficient on multiple document runs, like our checks and monthly statements, since the logo is sent to the printer once, and a six-character PCL command reprints it. There are a few glitches. Between the multi-value delimiters and some of the printer processing, I had to break the image up and send it in two passes. The first pass prints the left four bits of each byte, and the second pass prints the right four bits. This way I avoid sending values that are reinterpreted by the printer. I had to use macros for the same reason. (Hmm.. this looks like a good topic for a newsletter article...) --Tom Pellitieri Century Equipment ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
