Drawing a Line in eFORMz
There are two ways of drawing a line in eFORMz. 1. Change the cell border setting to only have a line draw on the bottom of the cell (or top depending on which you choose): 2. Right click the ...
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June, 2015
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May, 2015
Database URL and Driver Classes
Example of configuring a database in eFORMz Troubleshooting information is at https://www.minisoft.com/support/index.php/troubleshooting-a-database-connection/. DB2 (iSeries) Database name: ...
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May, 2015
LPD Communication
The following steps enable LPD communication to send print jobs from a non-Windows server (HPe3000, AS400, Unix) to a Windows system, where the eFORMz merge process takes place. STEP 1: Enable ...
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May, 2015
Host Project Transfer
When you are ready to transfer a project to your host, go through the following instructions for your host system: iSeries/AS400 Unix Windows iSeries/AS400 To save a project file to your ...
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May, 2015
Capturing a Print File / Spoolfile (scraping data)
The first step to creating and setting up your eFORMz project file is to capture or create a test print file (or spoolfile) to use as a template for an eFORMz project. We recommend a print ...
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May, 2015
Alternate Form Generation: PRN Files
Alternate Form Template Creation: PRN Files To import a form template into the eFORMz project file, you will first need to create a PCL print file (.prn) of your template. To create a PCL print ...
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May, 2015
Configuring the eFORMz Port Monitor (Virtual Printer)
eFORMz includes a port monitor printer port that can capture incoming print files (or spool files) from any output to a directory on your Windows operating system. The port must be installed and ...
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May, 2015
Grayscale Bar Charts w/ PCL Printers
There are 8 different shades of gray on a PCL printer, and it figures out the grayscale based upon a formula for luminance. The first step is a conversion to gray percent with the following ...
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May, 2015
eFORMz 10.05 Highlights
Highlights of Minisoft’s eFORMz 10.05 release include viewable print margins, “Matches” condition, “Is a Number” condition, “Names a File That Exists” ...
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March, 2015
Custom Variables with Backslashes
Double backslashes (\\) are needed in Variables to permit substitution and other string-based activities on the contents. When a “file name” is entered, it is stored in the system ...