printing on a pdf

[jlm722]

The state I live in, Tennessee, has a pdf of a "noting of lein" for a vehicle. The pdf is not fillable. Currently, I printed the pdf, scanned it, and saved it as an image on a report, so my db would place the necessary info on the image, so it appears that it's been typed in. However, it looks horrible. If i scan it in a high resolution where it looks better, it really increases my db size, and slows the report down tremendously. IS THERE ANOTHER WAY to make this access 2000 db store this pdf and print it with my fields placed on it? MANY thanks in advance! p.s. I have built software for doing title loans, and I use this db to print the contracts etc. I'm just trying to make this noting of lien pdf, print filled out

 

[DCrake]

You need to be careful that you are not infringing on the copywrite of the pdf. You may try replicating it as a word/access report/document though. Don't know what it looks like though.

Another solution is to place the data in the correct places and get the user to insert the pdf doc into the printer as a pre printed document then when you print the report it drops the data into the correct places.

David

 

[jlm722]

No problem with the copyright, they're accepting what I'm doing now with the horrible resolution, but occasionally are kicking them back due to the quality of the print. It's a public form, ditributed for free, and trust me, they'd rather us print them and save their paper! :0) I need to store it somehow. It's REALLY detailed. Lots of small text and graphics. I'll post the url to it...... http://www.tn.gov/revenue/forms/titlereg/notinglien.pdf

 

[jlm722]

No one has replied with a solution to this. I think, sometimes I explain my problems incorrectly. I simply want to be able to store a pdf file and have an access report print it. Instead of creating a report that places the info in the correct place and having the user insert a blank form into the printer, I want my access report to store the pdf as a background, with info placed where it needs to go. I have tried scanning it and saving as a .tif, .jpg, .bmp etc. but in order to have good detail, it has to be at such a resolution that it's an extremely huge size. The .pdf file itself isnt that big. So I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to use the pdf file. Am I making any sense?

 

[DCrake]

I have looked at the pdf and with a little bit of time and patience this could be easily done. The time you have spent searching for a solution could have been better utilised in re creating this in Access. The only thing you would need is the little logo and I am sure you could cut and paste this from the site.

I have worked with far more complicated output in the past.

David