Scripts: how to put tables in scripts

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

I'm working on invoice billing . so in the script how to draw the tables.

i have fields like material number, description,quality,unit and amount. and at the bottom of the table i hav sub-total and grand total. so plz help me how to draw tables and put the sub-total and grand total in this table.

Answers will b awarded with good points.

thanks and regards.

sirish.

[Former Member]

Hi,

There is no table concept in scripts.

You can't draw a table in scripts.

u can form table using ULINE and VLINE conmmands.

Otherwise u form a rectangular or square box with box command.

Regards

kishore

[Former Member]

Hi Sirish,

to draw tables in script we hav command called Box with tht u can get it ...

this is sample code by which u can try it...

Box Command

/: BOX FRAME 10 TW

Draws a frame around the current window with a frame thickness of 10 TW (= 0.5 PT).

/: BOX INTENSITY 10

Fills the window background with shadowing having a gray scale of 10 %.

/: BOX HEIGHT 0 TW FRAME 10 TW

Draws a horizontal line across the complete top edge of the window.

/: BOX WIDTH 0 TW FRAME 10 TW

Draws a vertical line along the complete height of the left hand edge of the window.

/: BOX WIDTH '17.5' CM HEIGHT 1 CM FRAME 10 TW INTENSITY 15

/: BOX WIDTH '17.5' CM HEIGHT '13.5' CM FRAME 10 TW

/: BOX XPOS '10.0' CM WIDTH 0 TW HEIGHT '13.5' CM FRAME 10 TW

/: BOX XPOS '13.5' CM WIDTH 0 TW HEIGHT '13.5' CM FRAME 10 TW

Draws two rectangles and two lines to construct a table of three columns with a highlighted heading section.

hope it might be useful to u.

reward if useful............