Method and system for previewing and printing customized forms

Details Method and system for previewing and printing customized forms Method and system for previewing and printing customized forms

2007-07-17

2007-07-17

Hutton, Doug (Department: 2176)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Presentation processing of document

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11009656

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for previewing and printing customized pages, such as business forms including invoices and billing statements. An author-created template has HTML and OLE components (controls) placed on a page to define a visual representation of a class of object that is part of a database. The controls merge data from a selected current object of the database into the template, producing a visual representation of the object that is both viewable and printable. An extension to the present invention involves the use of multiple-page HTML to dynamically provide subsequent pages based on retrieved data. For example, if the data retrieved by the controls for an invoice is too large to display on a single invoice page, another HTML page, that is different from the first page of the invoice, would be automatically loaded as a template and the overflow data properly merged therewith.

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