Jens Erik:

I am a Codemine user and I have been using VisDocs for some time now <s>. To be honest, my requirement to find a Word layout tool is precisely coupled with VisDocs. VisDocs is only as good as your RTF layout. As far as Word is concerned, VisDocs doesn't support Word features like Textbox, which, can contain different types of Word objects as well as text, and can be "floated" around a Word document.

This leaves you with Word tables as the best medium for boxed or formatted data. I don't know about you, but creating irregular shaped tables in Word is not easy, creating tables within tables is not easy, and moving Word tables around with a mouse with any sort of precision is a nightmare.

Sometimes, I want to create two different tables in Word and place them at the same horizontal level in a Word document. However, this doesn't appear to be possible so I have to create one all encompassing tables which again can be difficult.

VisDocs is a great tool and I use it more and more. However, there are a few ommissions from its feature set (RTF support) that it needs to be really usefull. Things like the support of frames and textboxes in Word.

Thanks for your response.

>Gary,
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>Take a look at Visual Documents from Soft Classics (www.codemine.com).
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>I've just bought the product, so I can't really tell how it is in use, but it looks very promising. I have very good experience using another of their products (the Codemine framework), and I can recommend the company.
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>Jens Erik
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>>Friends:
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>>Is anyone using or know of a tool that can produce a precise form/page layout in Word?
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>>I want to create some fairly detailed documents (insurance proposal form(s)).
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>>The forms utilise lots of boxes, boxes within boxes, shading, tables (dang I can't move them about easily in Word <s>), etc.,
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>>Word is the desired "container" for its "standardness" and VFP's ability to utilise automation to "fill" the data in the form. The primary requirement is to print as opposed to Web or e-forms.
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>>Any pointers much appreciated.