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From: SaGS <sags5495@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Simulating a spreadsheet in PCL?
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 01:07:34 -0700 (PDT)
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On Apr 4, 2:13=A0pm, "JJ" <jeffersonjj.nos...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Mark T. B. Carroll" <m...@bcs.org> wrote in messagenews:87k41we946.fsf@i=
xod.org...
> ...
> I've written stuff in PCL before. =A0We use it quite a bit but not the
> "graphics" so much with grids or lines. =A0Finding info on that is hard a=
nd I
> do have PCL manuals.

In PCL, the easiest way to draw horizontal/ vertical lines is to draw
narrow rectangles. If you have the PCL Reference, take a look at the
PCL Rectangular Area Fill command; you basically set current point,
width & height, pattern/ shade of gray and then draw the rectangle.
(If you don=92t have the PCL Reference Manual, do a Google search for
"site:hp.com PCL Reference manual".)

>
> I have no experience with post script and adding another conversion is no=
t
> ideal. =A0So, I'd rather try to write something directly in PCL and just =
run
> one conversion we have to PDF.

It=92s actually easier to do it in PostScript from the start (not
yourApp->PCL->PS->PDF or yourApp->PS->PCL->PDF, but yourApp->PS->PDF),
and there are already-made tools to help. In case you=92ll want to give
it a try, one that I know of (but have not used) is TinyDict with its
TinyTables. Basically you use a fixed prologue (the tool), then emit
your text with markup commands.
http://www.cappella.demon.co.uk/tinyfiles/tinymenu.html#resources

> ...