Can I print to x, y coords on a picture?

[dsandlin]

I need to take values from FoxPro tables, print them to certain X, Y locations on a bitmap of a tax form, and put the whole thing out to a PDF. Can this be done in FoxPro?

I am replacing a VB program that does it using a Printer object.


Regards, Dick

 

[wgcs]

VFP does not make it easy to create/modify bitmap images.

I'm sorry to point to a "members only" resource (I don't have access either).. but some good info is available w/o membership here:

http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?example=295&function=236&xpg=

Basically, what I get from it is: You can use the VFP LoadPicture() function to get a good Bitmap handle, which you can then pass to Win32 functions to draw on the bitmap.

- Bill

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[ChrisRChamberlain]

dsandlin

You could create a report using the tax form bitmap as the background of the report and position your fields relative to the tax form bitmap.

Then print the report to a postscript file and output the postcript file to a PDF.

If you need more help on this, please start a new thread in the Microsoft: VFP - Databases, SQL&VFP, and Reports forum.

FAQ184-2483 - answering getting answered.​

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[GriffMG]

Could this be done through word/excel automation?

Open an Excel spreadsheet, paste the bitmap, output the text
using relative coordinates as little text frames, and then print the sheet?

Not tried it myself, but it might work!


Regards

Griff
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