From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 22 15:44:46 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 084D016A46C for ; Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:44:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bill@ayn.mi.celestial.com) Received: from ayn.mi.celestial.com (hayek.celestial.com [192.136.111.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1D2213C4BE for ; Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:44:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bill@ayn.mi.celestial.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ayn.mi.celestial.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0723E6800E99C; Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:45:33 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mi.celestial.com Received: from ayn.mi.celestial.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ayn.mi.celestial.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id CVaBw7m7xaFK; Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:45:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: by ayn.mi.celestial.com (Postfix, from userid 203) id E2FA06800E1A5; Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:45:32 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:45:32 -0700 From: Bill Campbell To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071022154532.GA8298@ayn.mi.celestial.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <53192.51144.qm@web27508.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <53192.51144.qm@web27508.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 OpenPKG/2.5 Subject: Re: Software to print vouchers from large amount of txt data X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@celestial.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:44:46 -0000 On Mon, Oct 22, 2007, simon butsana wrote: >Hi, >I am looking for a software that will read repetitive data from a text file >and send it to a preformated fanfold paper (impact printer). The software >must be customizable as to be told on which area of the paper to print a >given field from the source text file. >The data in the text file would thus be translated in a certain number of >similar paper vouchers. >Does anyone have an idea? I've been using nroff for this type of things for years. One can do very precise text location vertically and horizontally. Our accounting software prints invoices using groff, initially loading an image with .PSPIC, then overlaying it with the text. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 the purpose of government is to reign in the rights of the people -Bill Clinton during an interview on MTV in 1993