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Topic: Writing data when the number of lines is unknown
Conf: (P-PDF) Forms & FDF, Msg: 28263
From: bdonnelly
Date: 10/8/2001 05:01 PM

I am designing an application for a network of suppliers, I need to use PDFs for a printable, saveable form that will be used as a request for quotation.

My problem is this.

I have an area in the RFQ that is a list of items that the suppliers need to quote on. This list can be anywhere from one item to thousands.

I need to be able to return a formatted list of items (ie. separated with line breaks) so that all the items can be returned in the one PDF Form field. Either that or create an expanding form that will take the number of items in the list and create form field for them.

Also if it is possible to do this I need to have a method of either flowing the data that cannot fit onthe first page onto subsequent pages, or work it so that the list "pushes down" the information that is beneath it on the page so there is no overlapping.

I am working with Active Server Pages, VBscript, Active X.

Is this possible.

The most important thing is that I figure out how to "print out" a random number of lines to a standard PDF form, so that the PDF page shows all the items whther there is 1 or 1000 in a nicely formatted list.

Can anyone help??