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Avery labels 3479
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03/04/2019 13:36:22
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Visual FoxPro
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Reports & Report designer
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01667752
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>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>I need to design label(s) for the Avery 3479 (3 columns, 9 rows, 27 labels per sheet)
>>>>>These labels are produced for the A4 size paper (euro format). Even when I create a label, I cannot test it because I don't have these labels; neither do I have A4 paper.
>>>>>I have all the dimensions of the labels, margins (top, left, bottom, etc.) in cm (emailed to me by the customer)
>>>>>
>>>>>How would you start on designing this label in VFP 9?
>>>>>
>>>>>TIA
>>>>
>>>>When you create a label using the Addlabel.app in Tools\Addlabel folder, where do I find the label file?
>>>>I created a label named label_avery but when searching for on the C: or D: drive cannot find it.
>>>>Where is the .LBX file?
>>>
>>>IIRC, all Addlabel does is tell VFP about a label format. You then can use that format in the Label Designer to create the actual LBX.
>>>
>>>Tamar
>>
>>This is where I am lost. I ran AddLabel creating a label. When I run AddLabel next time I do see the "label" I already created. But how does it tell VFP about label format?
>
>AddLabel adds a record to a table (called Labels.DBF, I think).
>
>>UPDATE. I think I understand now that you then have to use Label Wizard (in the designer) and VFP will add the newly created format to the available choices.
>
>You don't have to use the Wizard. When you issue CREATE LABEL, the first thing you see is a dialog to choose your label format. Your newly-added format should be there.
>
>Tamar

I checked the file labels.dbf and the date stamp is still 2004. But I will try the CREATE LABEL and see if "my" new format is there.
Thank you.
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