Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:45:32 -0700 From: Bill Campbell <freebsd@celestial.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Software to print vouchers from large amount of txt data Message-ID: <20071022154532.GA8298@ayn.mi.celestial.com> In-Reply-To: <53192.51144.qm@web27508.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> References: <53192.51144.qm@web27508.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
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On Mon, Oct 22, 2007, simon butsana wrote: >Hi, >I am looking for a software that will read repetitive data from a text file >and send it to a preformated fanfold paper (impact printer). The software >must be customizable as to be told on which area of the paper to print a >given field from the source text file. >The data in the text file would thus be translated in a certain number of >similar paper vouchers. >Does anyone have an idea? I've been using nroff for this type of things for years. One can do very precise text location vertically and horizontally. Our accounting software prints invoices using groff, initially loading an image with .PSPIC, then overlaying it with the text. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 the purpose of government is to reign in the rights of the people -Bill Clinton during an interview on MTV in 1993
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