I've seen this done 3 ways. Sorry though that my details are sketchy 1: save the .prn file into pick somewhere, and then when you're generating the report, copy the saved .prn to the printer before sending the fill-in data. You may have to remove any formfeeds/resets from the end of the .prn, and you might have problems if the .prn contains binary font data (which it almost surely does if it's captured printer output from a microsoft program). You also have to send all that form data for each printed page 2: Similar to above, but you load the .prn image into the printer as a macro. This could help you get around the binary data problem because you can set the macro outside of your pick program from windows or unix. You'll have to look up in the printer manuals how to set macros. 3: There are companies that sell font cartridges for HP printers who will burn your form image into the cartridge. Which you then print using a macro function. This is the simplest from the programmer's standpoint, but it would be awkward if you needed to print forms from more than a couple of printers, and you'd need a new cartridge every time your forms changed.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave S Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 9:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [U2] UV Pre-printed forms Good luck with that. Mark Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:One of my clients would like to replace their pre-printed forms with those generated by the system. Basically the form has been re-created in MS Publisher and saved as a PRN file. I understand that there is some magic to send the form, keep the job open and then send the data for the form. This will most likely be HP PCL per my insistence but there maybe some Canon network printers brought into the mix. UV AIX RS-6000. Thanks in advance Mark Johnson ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
