customized labels

rbuser

hello,

I'm searching for a tool, component or already made forms to customize
labels.
I only have to print a string on a label (and I know how to ! ), but I
would like my custoners to choose a template, just like in Word : you can
choose in a list from Averyxxx, ... or customize yourself the template.

thanks for any help or link !

digitalmetaphors

ReportBuilder contains a label template wizard, with predefined templates
for all of the most popular label types...

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Tom Ollar
Digital Metaphors Corporation

rbuser

Thanks Tom for answering but, AFAIK, this is a design-time wizard and I
would like my customers to choose a template during execution of my program.

I just wondered if anybody had already made a form, just like in Word, to :
- choose a template like "avery, ...
- or build a label (choose nb of labels, margin, space between labels, ...)
but I don't find anything.

Thanks for any idea.

digitalmetaphors

Here is a demo delphi project which launches our label wizard via code, and
then previews the report.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/LaunchLabelWizardViaCode.zip


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors Corp

rbuser

thanks Jim, but this project does not print anything... I don't really
understand what kind of code I am supposed to write...
don't you have a complete example ?
thanks

digitalmetaphors

Sorry, you'll have to create the report dynamically. I also forgot to tell
you to look for this line of code in the demo:

if (lWizard.Execute) then
begin
{add code here to create the layout}

FReport.Print;
end;


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

hi Jim,
I apologize for I also forgot to tell you I've already seen this line... but
I don't understand what kind of code I can put there ?
is FReport the report where I have to put Detailband, Labels, ... (but how
to do that ???)
or do I have to put a ppReport on my form and then put my controls and only
take from FReports some properties (if so, which properties ?)

Anyway, thanks for any example of complete code !
Christophe

digitalmetaphors

I changed the demo around to work differently. The event handlers don't fire
for the label template wizard, because they were intended for the report
wiard. Sorry, about that. Download this one. It assumes that you have
provided the user the choice of datapipelines which they select before
you've launched this wizard.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/LaunchLabelWizardInCode.zip


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

ok, many thanks for this.
I think I've understand the whole project !