From: alamode@nospam.telus.net   
      
   Thanks a lot Geoff, will check it out.   
      
   "Geoff"  wrote in message   
   news:4567d48f$0$1503$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...   
   > 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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