Karl: Have the signature sent to http://www.elfring.com/signatur.htm and they will convert it to a PCL font for about $75 and return it to you along with a couple of DOS scripts that will download the font to the printer on some media you request.
Well worth the trouble, believe me. :-) Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 1:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [U2] Embedding JPG/GIF > > Yes, welcome to the 21st century... At least part of it. > We're hanging onto our green-screen app because it just ain't broke. > > The 2 responses are great. Thanks for contributing these. Now > to figure out how to convert the yet-to-be-scanned signature > from the appropriate image format to PCL5. > > That begs the question, anyone out there (or you, Bill) care > to contribute enough information to me that I don't have to > do any more work than I have to? 8^} I'm running a Linux > workstation and will be checking out the ps2pdf-like > utilities that abound on this marvelously techy-geek friendly > platform. > > Karl > > <quote who="Bill_H"> > > Karl: > > > > I'm guessing you're replacing the 20th century equipment with 21st > > century complexity. :-) > > > > I believe the simplest option is to get the signature you > need in PCL5 > > format. This font can then be downloaded to the HP4200 and > assigned a > > font# (say 99). Then in your check printing routine locate the HP > > cursor to the appropriate location on the check, set the > font to font# > > 99 (see above), then print the text string "ABC", since the font is > > usually defined as A=first name, B=middle initial, and C=last name > > (maybe there's a D=Jr, II, etc). Once this is done, reset the font > > back to the appropriate font to continue printing. > > > > This should do the trick. > > > > Bill > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:08 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [U2] Embedding JPG/GIF > >> > >> We are currently printing checks to an Okidata printer with > >> tractor-fed 3-part NCR pre-printed checks. We are going to get a > >> 2-tray HP4200TN so detail can be printed to a blank page > in tray 2. > >> We have an old check signing machine that requires tractor-fed > >> checks. > >> > >> I would like to scan in the authorized signature currently > printed by > >> the signing machine so it can be printed on the checks by uniVerse > >> [mv]BASIC. > >> > >> Can we embed the scanned signature using mvBASIC? How would we go > >> about it? Any ideas welcome. > >> > >> TIA, > >> > >> -- > >> karl > >> > >> _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o > >> _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ > >> _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) > >> _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... > >> _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> -- > >> IT Director, ATS Industrial Supply, Inc. > >> http://www.atsindustrial.com > >> Toll-free: 800-789-9300 x29 > >> Direct2Desk: 801-978-4429 > >> Facsimile: 801-972-3888 > >> -- > >> ------- > >> 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/ > > > > > -- > karl > > _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o > _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ > _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) > _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... > _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > IT Director, ATS Industrial Supply, Inc. > http://www.atsindustrial.com > Toll-free: 800-789-9300 x29 > Direct2Desk: 801-978-4429 > Facsimile: 801-972-3888 > -- > ------- > 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/
