Printed form generation...

[varnix]

We have developed a software & hardware inventory application using CF.

One of the functions we did when this was just a straight access app was to generate installation paper work.

Whenever a PC comes in we need to have a sheet for the PC, Monitor, Office License, etc for proper tracking on our end.

However, if we buy 5 copies I need to have 5 print outs, but right now when I generate it to HTML using the data from the DB, some of the sheets roll onto the previous or next sheet.

Is there a way to go direct to a PDF and have that auto load in the browser (or a browser window) so that it can then be printed?

Thanks!

 

[GunJack]

Hey Varnix,

I think all you need to do is put this between your pages in the html. This will allow you to tell IE where to make the page breaks when printing.

<p style=&quot;page-break-before: always&quot;>

It doesn't work with NS but should allow you to control your page breaks if you're using IE. If you want to redirect to a .pdf though, just use the <cflocation> tag to redirect the browser.

<cflocation url=&quot;

http://myserver/PCForm.PDF&quot;>

Hope this helps,
GJ