Re: [sqr-users] Check Signature Font, Logo Image, HP Printers - It just shouldn't be sooooo hard.

[Ray Ontko <rayo@ontko.com>]

Paul,

I wrote an SQR program a few years ago that converts a BMP file
into an HPGL file suitable for use with SQR.  You may be able to
use this program if you're considering the PLAN B approach of
converting a BMP file to HPGL and printing the file to an HP printer.

Look for "bmp_to_hpg.sqr" on this page in the "Utilities" section:

  http://www.ontko.com/sqr/
  http://www.ontko.com/sqr/#utilities

There you'll find a sample usage program, input, and output files.
The actual program is here:

  http://www.ontko.com/sqr/bmp_to_hpg.sqr

Hope this helps.

Ray

On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 12:13:03PM -0500, Hawkins, Paul wrote:
> My first post is a desperate call for assistance...
> 
> We upgraded to PS 8.3 SP1, PT 8.20.02, SQR 4.3.4 and Oracle 9. During this
> upgrade last year, a consultant got our HR paycheck signature working on SQR
> PAY003. We continued to use FLOAD.EXE to send the MICR font and the
> Signature font to printer RAM as an HP soft printer font (.SFP). However, we
> were not sure "why or how" it works.
> 
> So our CFO then leaves, and we have to change the signature... Here is where
> the nightmare, and investment of 60 some man hours of fruitless effort
> begins...
> 
> We thought if we:
> 
> 1. Created a new signature image (scanned 2 color .bmp file)
> 2. Created a true-type font (.ttf) using a font creator program
> 3. Converted to a soft printer font (.sfp)
> 4. Named it to be identical to the previous "working" signature font
> 5. Used FLOAD.EXE to send it to the printer (also used HP Web JetAdmin to
> send font and macro to printer)
> 
> that we'd be home free... Apparently not!
> 
> So we've explored countless posts in this user group related to check
> printing, and have tried countless variations that we saw posted. None of
> these seems to work.
> 
> So off we go to PLAN B - lets just print the signature as an image file...
> Well, that appears to be a secret science as well. So many people report how
> they print images, and none of that works for us - none of it. We've done
> the "convert to HP-GL format too, and we get a partial image with thin lines
> all pointing to the upper right hand corner of the image. We've used Hiijack
> to create every file format we could find reference to, and nothing seems to
> work. How hard can it be to get a company logo to print? A JPG or BMP or TIF
> or PS file should be a cinch to print in most systems. Why not ours?
> 
> Technical assistance? We paid for time, travel, and accommodations (well
> over $1500) to the company who upgraded us to send an "expert" to help us.
> He was here all day and never got anything to print... Even worked for
> Bottom Line before and supposedly new check font methodology.
> 
> Is there anyone out there that has been down this path?
> 
> Paul Hawkins
> HealthAlliance
> 
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