>>>>I am writing a program that using some preprinted Gov. forms. When the user clicks OK TO PRINT, a govt. form prints out with the data supplied by the user on it. I am not sure how to get started with this. I guess the FRM file is loaded first, then the data is placed in their positions... Can someone help me get started? thanks
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>>>when we work w/ 'preprinted' gov't forms, we use hp laser codes to print the forms ourselves. while doing that, we place each piece of data in the appropriate place on the form. enough help?
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>>thanks Dave.. I need more help... I have the preprinted form in a file
>>call govt.frm and I can not change that frm file, I can only insert the user's data. I need to do this in code. Can you give me more help, maybe even some code?
>>thanks..rob
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>frm as in vfp form or frm as in "hey, it's a government form, so use an frm extension"? if the second, print a few and then run the printed forms back through to fill in the data from either a vfp report or (more likely) the ??? print commands. our code is copyrighted and (currently) not for sale.

thanks Dave for answering....It would be like FORM FLOW. The FORM prints out
with the DATA already on it. I just would like to know the steps involed. As the FORM is printing the DATA will be places in the right positions. I just do not know how to print the FRM file and the Data at the same time. any more
ideas?...thanks..rob