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   There where some similar post on this subject, sample metadata code,   
   templates in Coreldraw in   
   comp.lang.visual.basic.misc recently lest 2 months at a guess   
   I am not sure if they where both in the same thread if not around the same   
   time.   
   so a search or a post there may help you.   
   Mike Williams responded if I remember correct,   
   Regards Geoff   
      
   "Larry L"  wrote in message   
   news:8Fr8h.7363$rB6.417@clgrps13...   
   > Hi guys,   
   > been a while since I've been on the group, glad to see some regulars are   
   > still around!   
   >   
   > I've got an app that outputs a scale model plan to a printer, printing to   
   a   
   > lettersize or a4 sheet of paper. The output is exactly to scale, and if   
   cut   
   > and assembled will produce a miniature version of the drawn object.   
   >   
   > The program is very stable and I rarely get support calls from my users,   
   > however I DO get a lot of folks who've downloaded the trial and want to   
   know   
   > if it can output to some kind of automated cutter or slitter. The usual   
   > question is can the drawing be imported into Coreldraw! which apparently   
   has   
   > a driver for this guy's profile cutter. I think most of the cutters can be   
   > driven by Corel.   
   >   
   > Any thoughts on how to get my output, which is all pure vb and printer   
   > object (no prob switching over to API for routines, onscreen 3d model   
   > already coded w/API) into (ideally) a corel-importable form? Would the   
   first   
   > step be to draw a metafile on a dc? Anyone know of any good code for that?   
   >   
   > I've asked this question before in various forms, but not in a long   
   while -   
   > today I got someone from eastern Europe who asked if the drawing could   
   > interface with "printing out instruction for the slitter printer operator   
   > from DB , Excel etc"   
   >   
   > Not sure how a DB or excel could drive a slitter directly, but it occurred   
   > to me that maybe excel or access could export something that could? I   
   think   
   > I can write from my app to access or excel without too much trouble.   
   >   
   > Anyway, appreciate any tips, ideas, pitfalls, snippets or strategies.   
   >   
   > all the best,   
   > Larry   
   >   
   >   
      
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