View Full Version : Print to PDF - Printing on template


johndoomed
02-27-2007, 07:35 AM
Hi,

Insted of trying to replicate our company stationery (letter-paper?) and make some sort of function to export this as an PDF, why not use the existing reports and forms (used to print) and use a "Print to PDF" software?

Sounds a lot easier to me :)

BUT, I have to find a software that lets me "print" on a template with our company stationery design. Which program can do this?

I've been searcing and google'ing for some time without finding the answer. Maybe you guys can?

GaryPanic
02-27-2007, 07:47 AM
can you not set up your reports with the template format- ???
then printer to a pdf printer, ???

johndoomed
02-27-2007, 07:55 AM
Yes, but it would be MUCH easier if the template/stationary "bits" was set by the pdf printer. This is like 20 reports/forms, and I must be able to print both with and without the template bits.

Minkey
02-27-2007, 11:18 AM
You can get pdf creation software that will place watermarks/ default images - do a search on "pdf creators", however you'll have to pay for them. Gary's suggestion would be quite easy if you created reports with and without stationary and use pdfcreator (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/) which is free.

GaryPanic
03-02-2007, 05:39 AM
Blimey - I actual might of got something right !! possible


JD

its not as hard a job as it looks - it gettting the first one right

Most of my reports are qry based
so I would have 1 report based on a qry
and then the next report change the qry source amend
if some of the fields ae the same it should (*not always) manage these without too much hassle
g