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Currently, my colleague did so many of these documents MANUALLY in Word. I'd pull my hair out if I had to do that, especially since I've got VFP. The trick here is to dynamically enter the names for each letter to an organization. Each organization can have 1:M names in this report.
The quick thought is a VFP FRX Report, using XFRX (or something else) to save the output to a Word document. And given that the text above the dynamic organization name and user names/emails part is static, I could do it. But like you've probably encountered before, I don't like to force the Line-breaks in the VFP Report Writer if I can avoid it (PITA).
So how would you produce these dynamic Word documents easily?
Flattened cursor for this would have this structure:
* OrgName * OrgID (e.g., P0135) * Name * Email * AcctType
That's it. User would select the Yes/No values and return to us. Task here is generated these 100 reports without having to manually do it (and obviously avoid the human error factor).
tia, --Mike
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I've been creating my "reports" in HTML lately as a flexible, wicked fast way of producing output. With CSS you have great control over looks and layout. Images, no problem. Links, no problem. Content wrapping, no problem. Page breaks, no problem. The only issue is full control over headers and footers ... to an extent. It's what I use to create invoices with.
$0.02.
-Kevin
On 05/15/2019 03:05 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
Screenshot of Word document in question (with notations for where content is dynamic; some parts blurred just to protect the players): https://www.screencast.com/t/vOJd9eBwPaX
Currently, my colleague did so many of these documents MANUALLY in Word. I'd pull my hair out if I had to do that, especially since I've got VFP. The trick here is to dynamically enter the names for each letter to an organization. Each organization can have 1:M names in this report.
The quick thought is a VFP FRX Report, using XFRX (or something else) to save the output to a Word document. And given that the text above the dynamic organization name and user names/emails part is static, I could do it. But like you've probably encountered before, I don't like to force the Line-breaks in the VFP Report Writer if I can avoid it (PITA).
So how would you produce these dynamic Word documents easily?
Flattened cursor for this would have this structure:
* OrgName * OrgID (e.g., P0135) * Name * Email * AcctType
That's it. User would select the Yes/No values and return to us. Task here is generated these 100 reports without having to manually do it (and obviously avoid the human error factor).
tia, --Mike
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Thanks for the 2 cents, Kevin!
Still wanting to output these to Word documents though for end-user familiarity. We email these documents to 100 organizations currently. Better design would be some sort of integration into our website but that's Version .Next.
On 5/15/2019 4:46 PM, Kevin Cully wrote:
I've been creating my "reports" in HTML lately as a flexible, wicked fast way of producing output. With CSS you have great control over looks and layout. Images, no problem. Links, no problem. Content wrapping, no problem. Page breaks, no problem. The only issue is full control over headers and footers ... to an extent. It's what I use to create invoices with.
$0.02.
-Kevin
On 05/15/2019 03:05 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
Screenshot of Word document in question (with notations for where content is dynamic; some parts blurred just to protect the players): https://www.screencast.com/t/vOJd9eBwPaX
Currently, my colleague did so many of these documents MANUALLY in Word. I'd pull my hair out if I had to do that, especially since I've got VFP. The trick here is to dynamically enter the names for each letter to an organization. Each organization can have 1:M names in this report.
The quick thought is a VFP FRX Report, using XFRX (or something else) to save the output to a Word document. And given that the text above the dynamic organization name and user names/emails part is static, I could do it. But like you've probably encountered before, I don't like to force the Line-breaks in the VFP Report Writer if I can avoid it (PITA).
So how would you produce these dynamic Word documents easily?
Flattened cursor for this would have this structure:
* OrgName * OrgID (e.g., P0135) * Name * Email * AcctType
That's it. User would select the Yes/No values and return to us. Task here is generated these 100 reports without having to manually do it (and obviously avoid the human error factor).
tia, --Mike
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I do stuff like that using Bookmarks in a Word template and automating their replacement.
Frank.
Frank Cazabon
On 15/05/2019 03:05 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
Screenshot of Word document in question (with notations for where content is dynamic; some parts blurred just to protect the players): https://www.screencast.com/t/vOJd9eBwPaX
Currently, my colleague did so many of these documents MANUALLY in Word. I'd pull my hair out if I had to do that, especially since I've got VFP. The trick here is to dynamically enter the names for each letter to an organization. Each organization can have 1:M names in this report.
The quick thought is a VFP FRX Report, using XFRX (or something else) to save the output to a Word document. And given that the text above the dynamic organization name and user names/emails part is static, I could do it. But like you've probably encountered before, I don't like to force the Line-breaks in the VFP Report Writer if I can avoid it (PITA).
So how would you produce these dynamic Word documents easily?
Flattened cursor for this would have this structure:
* OrgName * OrgID (e.g., P0135) * Name * Email * AcctType
That's it. User would select the Yes/No values and return to us. Task here is generated these 100 reports without having to manually do it (and obviously avoid the human error factor).
tia, --Mike
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How do you dynamically add the rows? Via Office Automation code? If so, care to share?
On 5/15/2019 4:54 PM, Frank Cazabon wrote:
I do stuff like that using Bookmarks in a Word template and automating their replacement.
Frank.
Frank Cazabon
On 15/05/2019 03:05 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
Screenshot of Word document in question (with notations for where content is dynamic; some parts blurred just to protect the players): https://www.screencast.com/t/vOJd9eBwPaX
Currently, my colleague did so many of these documents MANUALLY in Word. I'd pull my hair out if I had to do that, especially since I've got VFP. The trick here is to dynamically enter the names for each letter to an organization. Each organization can have 1:M names in this report.
The quick thought is a VFP FRX Report, using XFRX (or something else) to save the output to a Word document. And given that the text above the dynamic organization name and user names/emails part is static, I could do it. But like you've probably encountered before, I don't like to force the Line-breaks in the VFP Report Writer if I can avoid it (PITA).
So how would you produce these dynamic Word documents easily?
Flattened cursor for this would have this structure:
* OrgName * OrgID (e.g., P0135) * Name * Email * AcctType
That's it. User would select the Yes/No values and return to us. Task here is generated these 100 reports without having to manually do it (and obviously avoid the human error factor).
tia, --Mike
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I'll have to look up the code but it's basically add a table with a row and columns and then add a row as needed. I may not get a chance to find it until tomorrow but Google should be able to give you the code
On 15 May 2019 17:04:06 GMT-04:00, "MB Software Solutions, LLC" mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:
How do you dynamically add the rows? Via Office Automation code? If so, care to share?
On 5/15/2019 4:54 PM, Frank Cazabon wrote:
I do stuff like that using Bookmarks in a Word template and
automating
their replacement.
Frank.
Frank Cazabon
On 15/05/2019 03:05 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
Screenshot of Word document in question (with notations for where content is dynamic; some parts blurred just to protect the players):
https://www.screencast.com/t/vOJd9eBwPaX
Currently, my colleague did so many of these documents MANUALLY in Word. I'd pull my hair out if I had to do that, especially since I've got VFP. The trick here is to dynamically enter the names for each letter to an organization. Each organization can have 1:M
names
in this report.
The quick thought is a VFP FRX Report, using XFRX (or something
else)
to save the output to a Word document. And given that the text
above
the dynamic organization name and user names/emails part is static,
I
could do it. But like you've probably encountered before, I don't like to force the Line-breaks in the VFP Report Writer if I can
avoid
it (PITA).
So how would you produce these dynamic Word documents easily?
Flattened cursor for this would have this structure:
* OrgName * OrgID (e.g., P0135) * Name * Email * AcctType
That's it. User would select the Yes/No values and return to us. Task here is generated these 100 reports without having to manually do it (and obviously avoid the human error factor).
tia, --Mike
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LOCAL loWord AS WORD.APPLICATION LOCAL loDoc AS WORD.DOCUMENT
loWord = CREATEOBJECT("Word.Application")
loWord.Documents.ADD(oAppInfo.GroupPlanTemplate) &&("GroupPlan.dot") m.loDoc = m.loWord.ActiveDocument
* Retrieve the number of bookmarks defined in DOC m.lnCountMarks = m.loDoc.Bookmarks.COUNT
* Store bookmarks in an array DIMENSION laMark[m.lnCountMarks]
FOR lnCount = 1 TO m.lnCountMarks laMark[lnCount] = m.loDoc.Bookmarks(lnCount).NAME ENDFOR
* Loop through all the bookmarks in the document FOR lnCount = 1 TO m.lnCountMarks m.lcMarkName = UPPER(laMark[lnCount])
WITH m.loDoc.Bookmarks(m.lcMarkName).RANGE
DO CASE
* Claims expense breakdown
CASE m.lcMarkName == UPPER("ClaimsExpense")
oRange = m.loDoc.Bookmarks(m.lcMarkName).RANGE
oTable = m.loDoc.Tables.Add( oRange, 1, 2)
oTable.BORDERS.InsideLineStyle = .F.
oTable.BORDERS.OutsideLineStyle = .F.
oTable.Cell[1,1].Range.Font.Bold = .T.
oTable.Cell[1,1].RANGE.InsertAfter("Expense Type")
oTable.Cell[1,1].RANGE.ParagraphFormat.ALIGNMENT = wdAlignParagraphLeft
oTable.Cell[1,2].Range.Font.Bold = .T.
oTable.Cell[1,2].RANGE.InsertAfter("Total Expense")
oTable.Cell[1,2].RANGE.ParagraphFormat.ALIGNMENT = wdAlignParagraphLeft
m.lnRow = 1
m.lnTotalExpense = 0
SELECT c_ExpenseBreakdown
SCAN
oTable.ROWS.ADD()
m.lnRow = m.lnRow + 1
oTable.Cell[m.lnRow,1].Range.Font.Bold = .F.
oTable.Cell[m.lnRow,1].RANGE.InsertAfter(c_ExpenseBreakdown.typ_name)
oTable.Cell[m.lnRow,2].Range.Font.Bold = .F.
oTable.Cell[m.lnRow,2].RANGE.InsertAfter(ALLTRIM(TRANSFORM(NVL(c_ExpenseBreakdown.ExpenseAmount, 0), "@R $$$,$$$,$$9.99")))
m.lnTotalExpense = m.lnTotalExpense + NVL(c_ExpenseBreakdown.ExpenseAmount, 0)
ENDSCAN
oTable.ROWS.ADD()
m.lnRow = m.lnRow + 1
oTable.Cell[m.lnRow,1].Range.Font.Bold = .T.
oTable.Cell[m.lnRow,1].RANGE.InsertAfter("TOTAL")
oTable.Cell[m.lnRow,2].Range.Font.Bold = .T.
oTable.Cell[m.lnRow,2].RANGE.InsertAfter(ALLTRIM(TRANSFORM(NVL(m.lnTotalExpense, 0), "@R $,$$$,$$9.99")))
ENDCASE
ENDWITH
ENDFOR
Frank.
Frank Cazabon
On 15/05/2019 05:04 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
How do you dynamically add the rows? Via Office Automation code? If so, care to share?
On 5/15/2019 4:54 PM, Frank Cazabon wrote:
I do stuff like that using Bookmarks in a Word template and automating their replacement.
Frank.
Frank Cazabon
On 15/05/2019 03:05 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
Screenshot of Word document in question (with notations for where content is dynamic; some parts blurred just to protect the players): https://www.screencast.com/t/vOJd9eBwPaX
Currently, my colleague did so many of these documents MANUALLY in Word. I'd pull my hair out if I had to do that, especially since I've got VFP. The trick here is to dynamically enter the names for each letter to an organization. Each organization can have 1:M names in this report.
The quick thought is a VFP FRX Report, using XFRX (or something else) to save the output to a Word document. And given that the text above the dynamic organization name and user names/emails part is static, I could do it. But like you've probably encountered before, I don't like to force the Line-breaks in the VFP Report Writer if I can avoid it (PITA).
So how would you produce these dynamic Word documents easily?
Flattened cursor for this would have this structure:
* OrgName * OrgID (e.g., P0135) * Name * Email * AcctType
That's it. User would select the Yes/No values and return to us. Task here is generated these 100 reports without having to manually do it (and obviously avoid the human error factor).
tia, --Mike
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