Re: Report Design tool to allow formatting print fields in an overlay

Sorry to hear that - did it work as the OP wants when you ran it in XP?

Are you able to run it in 7 as compatible with XP? I assume y'all have tried that.

I barely got a look at it while working for an ISV - looked interesting, but not useful for us.

Vern

On 12/10/2013 11:13 AM, broehmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

If you are in any way considering Designer, you should vet this out.
We've used the product for years on Windows XP and moved to Win 7 with
disastrous results.
Apparently it doesn't play nice with anything but XP and IBM hasn't really
addressed
the issue.

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From: Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 12/10/2013 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: Report Design tool to allow formatting print fields in
an overlay
Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



You might consider IBM's Infoprint Designer - it's a Windows app - might
be wysiwyg, IIRC.

I don't know the cost.

On 12/10/2013 10:26 AM, Stone, Joel wrote:

Is there a WYSIWYG way - like other OS's had 20 years ago? Probably

not. There are third party form tool vendors that may get close.

One option that may work better is: if the overlays are simply lines,

boxes, signatures & logos: consider using DDS keywords & page segments
INSTEAD of overlays.

There are numerous advantages including: dynamic line control, logo

placement and size control, signature control, etc.

With overlays, everything is somewhat fixed.

At least with DDS keywords, you are placing everything relative a x-y

grid. And as you change printers, the ink dots follow.

With overlays, there are two separate images that you are trying to

merge - it gets tedious and changes from one printer to another.

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mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Young

Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 4:24 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Report Design tool to allow formatting print fields in an

overlay

Just a thought for grins, but I have a client with many overlays for
different forms (Order confirmation, Invoice, Credit, Purchase Order

...)

that will be sent as a PDF file via Fax or E-Mail or just print the PDF
locally..

Presently, I need to print the overlay and then attempt to align the
various fields with the overlay.

Is there a better mouse trap available?
Ideally, a tool that would let me bring the overlay up in a GUI editor

and

then place the fields where needed, saving the result as a DDS PRTF.

Thanks,

Jeff Young
Sr. Programmer Analyst