[AccessD] Reports To File

Gustav Brock Gustav at cactus.dk
Sat Dec 20 15:36:14 CST 2008


Hi Rocky

What we did many years ago was to print the report samples to a fax printer which produced pcx files of, say, 200 dpi. Today many print-to-image "printers" are available, I think MS Office comes with one.

Now, in the manual, insert a picture frame which sizes exactly to the image of the report so no resizing of the image is needed. We managed to set the picture of the report to about 80% of the paper size, leaving amble room for a thin frame and a tiny drop shadow (and page header and footer) to illustrate a piece of paper.

Today we print everything as pdf files sometimes with a watermark: Sample.

/gustav

>>> rockysmolin at bchacc.com 20-12-2008 17:25:32 >>>
Dear Lists:
 
I'm in trouble now.  Turned 60 - my mind is failing. 
 
I did a manual for my commercial product several years ago.  Now I'm coming
out with a big new release and that requires re-writing and updating the
manual.  It's all done except for the reports in the appendix.  
 
When I did those reports originally, I had a devil of a time figuring out
how to get them into the word doc.  Eventually I figured it out.  Even redid
the reports a few years ago in Chinese for my distributor.
 
Problem is, I cannot for the life of me remember how I did it.  Been
puzzling over it for two days, searching through the HD, looking for likely
programs or add-ons, or printer drivers.  But I think I got a lead from
someone on the list.  
 
My only clue:  I remember that the program created a separate file for each
page of the report - and IIRC (sigh) it was in jpg format.  Rotated it,
dropped it into the word doc manual - was a piece of cake.  It's the last
thing I have to do to get the new release ready.  I do remember that screen
captures didn't cut it.  When the report is reduced to where it all shows on
the screen it reproduces badly.   It's something that put each page of the
report out to a separate jpg. 

Any clues, leads, WAGs welcome.  Doesn't have to be the way I did it before.
I just need a nice high res image of the report page.  Doesn't matter how I
get it.  

MMMTIA 

Rocky 





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