[AccessD] Printing on preprinted medical forms

 Hello Dan,

 Thanks for your response.

 The printer is an HP LasetJet 1020.
 It is working fine, the preprinted paper comes
 from local graphics shops following government
 specifications.

 I have already calculated where all the X and
 Y coordinates need to go.

 I suppose one could modify the following code
 to do something like you suggest, but said is
 a clumsy to use.   Having a VBA program jump
 between design and print/view modes has a lot
 of moving parts that can break down.

 I could do a Ms-Word object from MsAccess,
 but there I run into the problem that the
 downward spacing needs to be 240 twips while
 the horizontal spacing needs to be 144 twips.

 Ms Word 2000 seems to drift when you get
 lower, further, into the document.

 I was wondering if there any ideas on avoiding
 this kind of activity ?

 Thanks.

 Sincerely,
 Ed Zuris.

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    Some quick and dirty code I did for
    a client to generate forms following
    a database.  It works, but is slow. . . .
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    ' ********************************************
    ' ********************************************
    ' Where the changes happen
    '
    DoCmd.OpenForm "frm504_Work", acDesign, "", "", acFormPropertySettings,
acWindowNormal

    Set zzForm = [Forms]![frm504_Work]

    lCtrlType = 0
    lCtrlType = acTextBox

    ' ********************************************
    ' ********************************************
    ' Data Control
    '
    If [Forms]![frm500ViewBoss]("frmDataType").Value = 2 Then
       lCtrlType = acCheckBox
       dsWidth = 0.15
    End If

    ' ********************************************
    ' @Data and @Table Control sTable
    '
    sBound = ""
    sBound = sTable & "." & sField

    Set ScrCtrl = CreateControl(zzForm.Name, lCtrlType, acDetail, "",
sBound)

    ScrCtrl.Locked = True
    ScrCtrl.Top = dsTop * 1440
    ScrCtrl.Left = dsLeft * 1440
    ScrCtrl.Width = dsWidth * 1440
    ScrCtrl.Height = 0.1667 * 1440

    ' ********************************************
    ' ControlTipText
    '
    ScrCtrl.ControlTipText = "  " & sBound & "  "

        sTmp7 = ""
        sTmp7 = Trim$(ScrCtrl.Name & " ")
        sTmp7 = "txt" & zRemove(sTmp7, "Text")

        ScrCtrl.Name = sTmp7

    ' ********************************************
    ' ********************************************
    ' Make a label
    '
    If [Forms]![frm500ViewBoss]("chkLabel").Value = True Then

        dsLeftL = dsLeft
        dsNextL = dsNext
        dsWidthL = dsWidth

        dsTopL = dsTop - 0.1674

        If dsTopL < 0# Then
           dsTopL = 0#
        End If

        If dsLeftL < 0# Then
           dsLeftL = 0#
        End If

        If dsWidthL < 0# Then
           dsWidthL = 0#
        End If

        sTmp6 = ""
        sTmp6 = "=" & Chr$(34) & sField & Chr$(34)

        Set ScrLabel = CreateControl(zzForm.Name, acTextBox, acDetail, "",
sTmp6)

        ScrLabel.Top = dsTopL * 1440

        ScrLabel.Left = dsLeftL * 1440

        ScrLabel.Width = dsWidthL * 1440

        ScrLabel.Height = 0.15 * 1440

        ScrLabel.SpecialEffect = 0
        ScrLabel.BackColor = 12963027
        ScrLabel.BackStyle = 1
        ScrLabel.FontUnderline = True

        sTmp7 = ""
        sTmp7 = Trim$(ScrLabel.Name & " ")
        sTmp7 = "lbl" & zRemove(sTmp7, "Text")

        ScrLabel.Name = sTmp7

    End If

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-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Dan Waters
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:07 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Printing on preprinted medical forms

Hi Ed,

Glad you could join this list!

Actually, what you're describing should be fairly easy.  All you'll need to
do is set up the report fields to match the locations on the CMS form.
Because you can move those fields around with your mouse, getting them to
print in the location you want doesn't require the use of XY coordinates or
a data buffer.

If your printer is using a special ink, then a question is, "Does this
printer have a Windows printer driver?"  If so, then you should be able to
set up this report pretty easily.

Best of Luck,
Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Edward S Zuris
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:23 PM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] Printing on preprinted medical forms

 Hello Everyone,

 I joined this mail list service just yesterday.

 I am starting a project to fill in special
 preprinted forms, called CMS-1500 forms.
 Those forms uses a special red ink that
 helps with the scanners which process the
 preprinted forms filled in by various
 clients.

 My effort is to try to help one of the end
 user clients with the filling in the of the
 CMS-1500 forms.  With the added benefit of
 keeping track of what has been sent in.

 It would be helpful to work in twips to
 allow for fine tuning and adjusting to
 insure printing occurs within the little
 preprinted boxes.

 Is it possible to create a function that be
 can supplied with X Y coordinates along with
 the data that will be placed into a buffer,
 or something that emulates a buffer?

 Then once the buffer, or emulated buffer,
 is deemed complete, can the results then be
 sent to the default printer loaded with the
 preprinted forms for printing ?

 Sounds simple, but implementing it isn't.

 How would some approach this challenge
 using Microsoft Access 2000 VBA ?

 Thanks,

 Sincerely,
 Ed Zuris


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