>>>>>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.
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>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

the info i gave you will do what you're asking for...