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Convert Text Invoice to PDF Format Automatically

by cscchan888 Aug 23, 2007 8:06PM PDT

Can PDF995s do all the 3 functions ?
1. change the text format of invoice to a PDF file
2. and to add ?e-invoice? on each document
3. Use Batch or schedule job to convert the text
invoice to PDF with adding e-invoice on each
document automatically.

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No.
by Kees Bakker Aug 23, 2007 8:33PM PDT

All pdf995 and comparable programs do is to act as a printer for the File>Print command ,but redirect the output to a .pdf file in stead of to the printer.

If you know a program that adds "e-invoice" to each document to be printed and can be started from a batch or schedule to start, you're done. I think a combination of Windows scripting and MS Word macro's might be able to do the job. But that would involve some programming done by you.

Kees

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That's the solution I want
by cscchan888 Aug 26, 2007 8:51PM PDT

Dear Kees,

Thanks for your advise !

Yes, I think you are right, I want a solution that can user program to adds "e-invoice" to each document to be printed and can be started from a batch or schedule to start, that's my requirement, please advise how to do it ?

I agreed your point that we can
1. Convert text invoice to word document, just add extension to
text file
2. User MS Word marco to add 'e_invoice' header to each word file
3. Convert MS word to PDF automatically (how, it is the most
difficult part)
Other concern : We need to have 2 software MS Word and PDF995, too expensive ?

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Re: point 3
by Kees Bakker Aug 27, 2007 4:58AM PDT

Another Word macro to print to the pdf995-printer.

Pdf995 is free, and I don't see why you need a second Word license to do this. So I don't see much money involved. Or, as remarked below, download free Openoffice Writer and use it 'save ad pdf' feature.

Kees

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If using Open Office
by PudgyOne Aug 23, 2007 11:09PM PDT

I can make a text document. I can save it as a text document and/or a pdf file. I can add the words e-invoice to any of them.

Is this what you're looking for?


Rick

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Convert text file to pdf and add "e-invoice" to them
by cscchan888 Aug 28, 2007 12:17PM PDT

Yes, that's definitely what I want.

But all the things should do automatically, may be script or program or macro, no manual is included

Please advise

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