filePro's PDF output

[Bruce Easton]

I should have said that dummy field "ya" is the field that I initially 
suggested using on the output format as an example.

On 7/20/18 12:03 PM, Bruce Easton via Filepro-list wrote:
> Bill - using the fpml image tag for output from filepro is not difficult.
>
> Example:   Put a dummy field on a form approximately where you want 
> the upper-left corner of an image to start.
>
> Then in your output processing table associated with the output 
> format, do something like this:
>
> Then:  ya=chr("27")&"<image file='/appl/images/logo.jpg' width=320 
> height=scale x=center y=+10>"
>
> (fpml tags in processing need to be prepended by the escape char, ergo 
> the 'chr("27")')
>
> I like to use a width with "height=scale" when I can.  filepro in this 
> case uses the specified width and then sets the height keeping the 
> original dimensions.
>
> The x and y specs control the horizontal and vertical placement.
>
> See this page for other characteristics for image and other tags:
> http://fptech.com/fptech/fpmanual/index.htm#t=Filepro%2FPDF_printing.htm&rhsearch=pdf%20printing&rhhlterm=pdf%20printing&rhsyns=%20 
>
>
> Note:  Use the supplied fpml3 print code table.  Where I first needed 
> to use this, my application would know that I intended to use the 
> fpml3 print code table before runtime, but I needed to control the 
> destination location (for the PDF) at runtime, so I:
>
> 1.  Made a printer that had fpml3 as its print code type, and a trash 
> are type destination (that ultimately would always be overriden at 
> runtime) and then use said printer name on the options screen of the 
> output format.  This is important so that as you use print codes on a 
> form or report format, you are seeing the right codes from the fpml3 
> table.
>
> 2. I would then set the ultimate destination for the PDF output also 
> in the output format's associated processing table using the printer 
> command:
>
> printer file "PDF:"{pp{pf{".pdf"
>
> (where pp would be a path and where pf would be the pdf filename 
> without the extension)
>
> You can use fpml tags on forms or via print codes or processing, but 
> I've avoided using them directly on forms (which is an option that 
> needs to be set) because that method has limitations for data that 
> must be considered (to avoid confusion between data and tags).  I am 
> finding that I use tags via print codes or things like font changes, 
> tab stops and minute positioning, but will form tags in processing for 
> images or box drawing.
>
> I have added print codes to my "fpml3" print code table to do:
>
> 1.  Font size changes between 6 and 30 point sizes. (i.e. <font 
> size="12">)
> 2.  Small positioning adjustments (i.e. <moveto y="+3"> or '1/4 line 
> forward')
>
> --Bruce
>
>
>
> On 7/20/18 9:16 AM, William J. McEachran via Filepro-list wrote:
>> What I now for these types of things is convert PCL to PDF and then 
>> overlay
>> multiple pdf's onto it to get the final result or output html and then
>> convert the html to PDF.
>> However, FPML is now available and could possibly save some steps.
>> -- 
>> Bill McEachran
>> bill.mceachran at gmail.com
>> http://www.wjmceachran.com
>> http://www.fileproprogramming.com
>> https://ca.linkedin.com/in/bill-mceachran-82a56114
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 9:06 AM Jose Lerebours via Filepro-list <
>> filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I like this ... I mean, "complex"  ;-)
>>>
>>> If you cannot pull this off native fp, hit me up; I just may write a 
>>> PHP
>>> CLASS where you can define a template and populate values off your
>>> filePro application.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 07/20/2018 08:51 AM, William J. McEachran via Filepro-list wrote:
>>>> I've never used FPML.  I've got a complex report to generate ... 
>>>> lots of
>>>> colors, graphics, charts.
>>>> I'll generate the charts with gnuplot.  The <IMAGE> tag ought to 
>>>> handle
>>>> what I'm trying to accomplish for the most part.
>>>> I was looking for an example of using FPML but couldn't find 
>>>> anything on
>>>> fptech.com.
>>>> Have I missed it ... and example would be really useful.
>>>>
>>>> Is anyone using FPML to generate complex output in PDF?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> -- 
>>>> Bill McEachran
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