Re: [Tip of the Week] Create PDF Mailing Labels
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Re: [Tip of the Week] Create PDF Mailing Labels
 
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How can I automaticly add more pages to the pdf?
This example kan output 30 mailing labels, but if i have 68 in my found set, it still only outputs one page with the first 30. The Language guide mentions the [PDF_Doc->AddPage] tag, but I'm not shure, where to put it. Andreas >The tip of the week for July 30, 2004 discusses how to create a set >of mailing labels using the PDF tags built-in to Lasso Professional >7. The article includes a sample sheet of labels and full source >code. > ><http://support.blueworld.com/article.lasso?id=7302004687> > -- N A T F I L M F E S T I V A L -------------------------------- St. Kannikestr. 6 DK-1169 Copenhagen K Denmark Tel. +45 3312 0005 Fax +45 3312 7505 -------------------------------- <mailto:[hidden email]> <http://www.natfilm.dk> -- ------------------------------ Lasso Support: http://support.omnipilot.com/ Search the list archives: http://www.listsearch.com/lassotalk.lasso Manage your list subscription: http://www.listsearch.com/lassotalk.lasso?manage |
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I'm using that tip to produce a LOT of labels.
On top of the page I set some vars: var: 'label_text' = (array); var: 'label_container' = (array); var:'tempArray'=(array); var: 'label_temp' = string; var: 'label_rows' = 7; var: 'label_cols' = 3; var: 'newPageCheck' = $label_rows * $label_cols; Then in the Record container I populate the label_temp like this: if: (field:'person_lastname') || (field:'person_firstname'); $label_temp += (field:'person_firstname') ' ' (field:'person_lastname') '\r'; /if; if: (field:'organisation_name'); $label_temp += (field:'organisation_name') '\r'; /if; etc At the end of the Record container I move the var into an array: $label_text->(insert: $label_temp); var: 'label_temp' = string; After the Record part comes this: iterate: $label_text, (var: 'temp'); $tempArray->(insert: $temp); if: (Loop_Count % $newPageCheck) == 0; $label_container->(insert: $tempArray); var: 'tempArray' = (array); /if; /iterate; if: !(($label_text->Size) % $newPageCheck) == 0; $label_container->(insert: $tempArray); /if; Then I iterate the label_container iterate: $label_container, (var: 'label_text'); And follows all the fancy stuff that Fletcher found out And the end of the iteration I have this: if: Loop_Count < $label_container->Size; $template->AddPage; /if; /iterate; It's possible that I forgot some part necessary for understanding my solution but I can validate that I have a robust multipage label routine based on Fletchers tip. HDB JC 2 jun 2005 kl. 09.11 skrev Andreas Steinmann: > How can I automaticly add more pages to the pdf? > > This example kan output 30 mailing labels, but if i have 68 in my > found set, it still only outputs one page with the first 30. > > The Language guide mentions the [PDF_Doc->AddPage] tag, but I'm not > shure, where to put it. > > Andreas > > >> The tip of the week for July 30, 2004 discusses how to create a >> set of mailing labels using the PDF tags built-in to Lasso >> Professional 7. The article includes a sample sheet of labels and >> full source code. >> >> <http://support.blueworld.com/article.lasso?id=7302004687> >> >> > > -- > N A T F I L M F E S T I V A L > -------------------------------- > St. Kannikestr. 6 > DK-1169 Copenhagen K Denmark > Tel. +45 3312 0005 > Fax +45 3312 7505 > -------------------------------- > <mailto:[hidden email]> > <http://www.natfilm.dk> > > -- > ------------------------------ > Lasso Support: http://support.omnipilot.com/ > Search the list archives: http://www.listsearch.com/lassotalk.lasso > Manage your list subscription: http://www.listsearch.com/ > lassotalk.lasso?manage > -- ------------------------------ Lasso Support: http://support.omnipilot.com/ Search the list archives: http://www.listsearch.com/lassotalk.lasso Manage your list subscription: http://www.listsearch.com/lassotalk.lasso?manage |
Re: [Tip of the Week] Create PDF Mailing Labels
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Great. This works fine.
Thanks, JC Andreas >I'm using that tip to produce a LOT of labels. > >On top of the page I set some vars: > > var: 'label_text' = (array); > var: 'label_container' = (array); > var:'tempArray'=(array); > var: 'label_temp' = string; > var: 'label_rows' = 7; > var: 'label_cols' = 3; > var: 'newPageCheck' = $label_rows * $label_cols; > >Then in the Record container I populate the label_temp like this: > > if: (field:'person_lastname') || (field:'person_firstname'); > $label_temp += (field:'person_firstname') ' ' >(field:'person_lastname') '\r'; > /if; > if: (field:'organisation_name'); > $label_temp += (field:'organisation_name') '\r'; > /if; >etc >At the end of the Record container I move the var into an array: > > $label_text->(insert: $label_temp); > var: 'label_temp' = string; > > >After the Record part comes this: > > iterate: $label_text, (var: 'temp'); > $tempArray->(insert: $temp); > if: (Loop_Count % $newPageCheck) == 0; > $label_container->(insert: $tempArray); > var: 'tempArray' = (array); > /if; > /iterate; > if: !(($label_text->Size) % $newPageCheck) == 0; > > $label_container->(insert: $tempArray); > /if; > >Then I iterate the label_container > iterate: $label_container, (var: 'label_text'); > >And follows all the fancy stuff that Fletcher found out > >And the end of the iteration I have this: > > if: Loop_Count < $label_container->Size; > $template->AddPage; > /if; > /iterate; > > >It's possible that I forgot some part necessary for understanding my >solution but I can validate that I have a robust multipage label >routine based on Fletchers tip. > >HDB >JC > >2 jun 2005 kl. 09.11 skrev Andreas Steinmann: > >>How can I automaticly add more pages to the pdf? >> >>This example kan output 30 mailing labels, but if i have 68 in my >>found set, it still only outputs one page with the first 30. >> >>The Language guide mentions the [PDF_Doc->AddPage] tag, but I'm not >>shure, where to put it. >> >>Andreas >> >>>The tip of the week for July 30, 2004 discusses how to create a >>>set of mailing labels using the PDF tags built-in to Lasso >>>Professional 7. The article includes a sample sheet of labels and >>>full source code. >>> >>><http://support.blueworld.com/article.lasso?id=7302004687> >>> >> >>-- >> N A T F I L M F E S T I V A L >> -------------------------------- >> St. Kannikestr. 6 >> DK-1169 Copenhagen K Denmark >> Tel. +45 3312 0005 >> Fax +45 3312 7505 >> -------------------------------- >> <mailto:[hidden email]> >> <http://www.natfilm.dk> >> >>-- >>------------------------------ >>Lasso Support: http://support.omnipilot.com/ >>Search the list archives: http://www.listsearch.com/lassotalk.lasso >>Manage your list subscription: >>http://www.listsearch.com/lassotalk.lasso?manage >> > > >-- >------------------------------ >Lasso Support: http://support.omnipilot.com/ >Search the list archives: http://www.listsearch.com/lassotalk.lasso >Manage your list subscription: >http://www.listsearch.com/lassotalk.lasso?manage -- N A T F I L M F E S T I V A L -------------------------------- St. Kannikestr. 6 DK-1169 Copenhagen K Denmark Tel. +45 3312 0005 Fax +45 3312 7505 -------------------------------- <mailto:[hidden email]> <http://www.natfilm.dk> -- ------------------------------ Lasso Support: http://support.omnipilot.com/ Search the list archives: http://www.listsearch.com/lassotalk.lasso Manage your list subscription: http://www.listsearch.com/lassotalk.lasso?manage |
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