On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 14:28 -0500, DnL wrote: > I created a simple database for addresses using BASE that seems to do > the job. However, I have been unable to come up with a way to print an > address on an envelope (or labels). I tried a Form, and it printed in > the correct place on an envelope, but printed the color background as > well as the field labels, in addition to the field data I wanted. Also, > I selected 'print all pages' but it printed only one record. > > Can anyone give me a suggestion to set up some way to print addresses on > envelopes from BASE?
Hello David, 1 - Print pages refers to a form that has multiple pages, not multiple records. (there are some use cases where printing the form works really well, but mostly with dedicated label printers, or large form factor single sheet labels on a general purpose printer, in this case it is a very simple macro that simply steps through the result set and prints the form for each record. - there is an example I put on the community forum a while back [coupe of years]... or oooForum not sure ) 2 - Base is part of a suite. The suite, via the Writer module, offers envelope and label printing. Use the full tool set. You can find information in the help file on both subjects and in the documentation found on the wiki. Also, if the list here has folks that could offer you assistance with the envelope printing mechanism, they just need to see the word Writer instead of Base. Sorry for the slim answers but only passing by... BTW help can be found on another mailing list now - but I won't pollute the list here with the name...you might of heard about it. Drew "Libre" Jensen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
