My customer uses 7 different preprinted forms with an existing program of his. He wants me to replace the program with one that will print the appropriate form (as well as the contents) on plain paper, using the existing layout, so that he doesn’t have to keep changing paper and buying forms.

The forms include a company logo, lines, words, and gray areas. One of them needs a bar chart based on the data that gets filed in on that particular form (simple character graphics could be used here).

I’m skilled in VFP 5.0, but this stuff is new to me. Do I create the form in Word? If I do, how do I merge it with the data? How do I position the data correctly on the form? Any ideas as to the basic approach would be appreciated.

Bob Cassady