Why not use crystal reports? You can export to word if needed... Works really well... Just don't call them through the cfreport tag.
-----Original Message----- From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:38 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Re: Mail Merge Options You may want to look into something like Active PDF. You can definitely make reports with that and they would be portable to any OS that supports acrobat. HTH, Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Skinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 11:26 PM Subject: Re: Re: Mail Merge Options > No, the letters do not have to be Word Format, we can choose any > format the fulfills the requirement. > > The requirement is a batch of highly formatted form letters output to > a printer local to the client machine. This formatting will need to > include page margins, borders, page breaks, font style and size and > other features. All of which I do not know how to include in a > straight plain text or HTML formatted document, particularly page > breaks to separate one form letter from the other. > > We are open to any suggestion. > > Thanks Again. > > Ian Skinner > (916) 338-0728 > ilsweb+AEA-pacbell.net > www.ilsweb.com > > > Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 17:20:31 -0400 > From: +ACI-Howie Hamlin+ACI- +ADw-howie+AEA-coolfusion.com+AD4- > Subject: Re: Mail Merge Options > Message-ID: > +ADw-0a4401c1efc3+ACQ-b1768400+ACQ-0201010a+AEA-hoot.com+AD4- > > Do the letters have to be in Word format or could they be plain text > or HTML as well? > > Regards, > > -- > Howie Hamlin - inFusion Project Manager > On-Line Data Solutions, Inc. - www.CoolFusion.com - 631-737-4668 x101 > inFusion Mail Server (iMS) - The Award-winning, Intelligent > Mail Server > +AD4APgA+- Find out how iMS Stacks up to the competition: > http://www.coolfusion.com/imssecomparison.cfm > > > > FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ > Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
