Re: scannable amount enclosed

[Ray Ontko <rayo@ONTKO.COM>]

Sharon,

You may be able to achieve your objective by using a
suitable LINEHEIGHT= and CHARWIDTH= in your DECLARE-LAYOUT.
This is where SQR obtains the spacing for the coordinate
grid of the page.  (I think this is done slightly differently
using the setup strings in the PeopleSoft page setup .sqc file,
but I think it is the same concept).

Another approach, if you're familiar with PCL, is to use
PRINT-DIRECT PRINTER=HP and write your own escape sequences
to draw the boxes.  Look in the manual for your printer to
see the exact sequences.

Hope this helps.

Ray

> Hi All,
>
> I'm trying to create a returnable stub for the Benefits Billing Statement.
> The stub needs to include an amount-enclosed scannable area, where the
> insured recipients write in how much they are returning.  The stub and
> check are sent directly to our bank, which then scans the stub, reading
> the scan line and the amount enclosed.
>
> The amount enclosed area is a shaded box, with unshaded boxes inside, one
> for each digit.  Here is a representation of it, with S being a shaded
> position, W being a white box, and . being the decimal point:
>
>      SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
>    $ SWSWSWSWSWSW.WSWS
>      SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
>
> Here are the bank's specifications:
>
>   Amount Enclosed area to be printed in drop-out-ink.
>        -  box size of 0.220" high by 0.180" wide (this is the W)
>        -  boxes to be spaced 0.031" apart (spacing for dollars/cents
>           to be 0.062" apart)
>        -  box group outlined by 0.150" drop-out-ink
>
> I have not been able to adjust the height of the boxes, and can only
> adjust the width of the boxes (W) and shaded areas between the boxes
> (S) by .1" increments.
>
> This is written in SQR version 4 and is being printed on an HP4si printer
> using PCL. I've tried both fixed and proportional fonts and various
> pitches and point sizes. But nothing I've tried changes the widths in
> other than .1" increments.
>
>
> Here is my code:
>
>    alter-printer
>     font-type=fixed   !The manual states that fixed fonts should be used
>                       !for graphics printing, but I've tried both.
>     font=3            !Courier, but have tried Times Roman and Helvetica.
>
> ! print top shaded line:
>   graphic (Ln, Col, 25) Box 1 0  15
>
> ! print $ sign:
>   print  '$' (+1, Col )  bold
>
>   alter-printer
>    pitch=20         !tried values above and below
>    point-size=8     !tried values above and below
>
> ! print boxes and shading between boxes:
>   graphic  (0, Col, 1)   Box 1 0 15
>   graphic  (0, +3, 1)    Box 1 0 15
>   graphic  (0, +3, 1)    Box 1 0 15
>
>   and so on...
>
>
> I haven't tackled trying to change the box height yet.
>
> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Sharon Brandow
> U of Utah
>

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