In an invoicing program I draw lines in a text file
using:
new string ("-",73)
new string ("=",73)
These lines look awful.
Is there a better way?
Much obliged.
Zach.
10  2299 
Had you thought about outputting HTML? You can only use the characters in a
text file but an invoice rendered in HTML can be as rich as you like.
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"Zach" <00@00.00> wrote in message
news:9e***************************@freeler.nl... In an invoicing program I draw lines in a text file
using:
new string ("-",73)
new string ("=",73)
These lines look awful.
Is there a better way?
Much obliged.
Zach.
I don't want to get into HTML.
Re alternatives for:
new string ("-",73)
Can one use unicode (—??) If so, how
should that be done, please give example code.
Many thanks.
Zach.
"Bob Powell [MVP]" <bob@_spamkiller_bobpowell.net> wrote in message
news:eB*************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... Had you thought about outputting HTML? You can only use the characters in
a text file but an invoice rendered in HTML can be as rich as you like.
--
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Visual C#, System.Drawing
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"Zach" <00@00.00> wrote in message
news:9e***************************@freeler.nl... In an invoicing program I draw lines in a text file
using:
new string ("-",73)
new string ("=",73)
These lines look awful.
Is there a better way?
Much obliged.
Zach.
Zach wrote: In an invoicing program I draw lines in a text file
using:
new string ("-",73)
new string ("=",73)
These lines look awful.
Is there a better way?
Much obliged.
Zach.
What about underscores?
_______________________
It used to be that character sets had all sorts of cool things in. That's
not much of an option these days because almost everything is proportional.
Aside from John's suggestion of underscores for horizontal lines and pipes
'|' for vertical lines I have nothing to suggest.
Maybe you can use some wingdings??
Sorry.
--
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Visual C#, System.Drawing
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"Zach" <00@00.00> wrote in message
news:d6***************************@freeler.nl... I don't want to get into HTML.
Re alternatives for:
new string ("-",73)
Can one use unicode (—??) If so, how
should that be done, please give example code.
Many thanks.
Zach.
"Bob Powell [MVP]" <bob@_spamkiller_bobpowell.net> wrote in message
news:eB*************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... Had you thought about outputting HTML? You can only use the characters in
a text file but an invoice rendered in HTML can be as rich as you like.
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing
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"Zach" <00@00.00> wrote in message
news:9e***************************@freeler.nl... > In an invoicing program I draw lines in a text file
> using:
>
> new string ("-",73)
> new string ("=",73)
>
> These lines look awful.
> Is there a better way?
>
> Much obliged.
> Zach.
>
>
Hey,
What about drawing them, enough API in .NET to do that.
TT
"John Davison" wrote: Zach wrote: In an invoicing program I draw lines in a text file
using:
new string ("-",73)
new string ("=",73)
These lines look awful.
Is there a better way?
Much obliged.
Zach.
What about underscores?
_______________________
I am using Courier with proportional spacing.
"Bob Powell [MVP]" <bob@_spamkiller_bobpowell.net> wrote in message
news:#P**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... It used to be that character sets had all sorts of cool things in. That's
not much of an option these days because almost everything is
proportional. Aside from John's suggestion of underscores for horizontal lines and pipes
'|' for vertical lines I have nothing to suggest.
Maybe you can use some wingdings??
Sorry.
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing
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"Zach" <00@00.00> wrote in message
news:d6***************************@freeler.nl...I don't want to get into HTML.
Re alternatives for:
new string ("-",73)
Can one use unicode (—??) If so, how
should that be done, please give example code.
Many thanks.
Zach.
"Bob Powell [MVP]" <bob@_spamkiller_bobpowell.net> wrote in message
news:eB*************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... Had you thought about outputting HTML? You can only use the characters
in a text file but an invoice rendered in HTML can be as rich as you like.
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing
Find great Windows Forms articles in Windows Forms Tips and Tricks
http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.htm
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"Zach" <00@00.00> wrote in message
news:9e***************************@freeler.nl...
> In an invoicing program I draw lines in a text file
> using:
>
> new string ("-",73)
> new string ("=",73)
>
> These lines look awful.
> Is there a better way?
>
> Much obliged.
> Zach.
>
>
So my conclusion should be that it isn't possible
and I am left with ...new string ('-', number_off);
??
Re the post below: The function gives ---
i.e. a discontinuous and ugly line. I would
wish to draw a continuous line, however
not using underscores, which would be
an option, because then you get the line
too low. The line is drwan in a text file
which I print. I do not wish to use HTML,
with which I understand the problem could
be solved, because the application is
written and I do not want to rewrite the
whole thing.
Zach.
"Zach" <00@00.00> wrote in message
news:3a***************************@freeler.nl... So my conclusion should be that it isn't possible
and I am left with ...new string ('-', number_off);
??
i havent tried this, but how about using the
ascii drawing chars? (i cant find them in Word)
or the Em dash (ascii 151)
--
Grace + Peace,
Peter N Roth
Engineering Objects International http://engineeringobjects.com
Home of Matrix.NET
"Zach" <00@00.00> wrote in message
news:b5***************************@freeler.nl... Re the post below: The function gives ---
i.e. a discontinuous and ugly line. I would
wish to draw a continuous line, however
not using underscores, which would be
an option, because then you get the line
too low. The line is drwan in a text file
which I print. I do not wish to use HTML,
with which I understand the problem could
be solved, because the application is
written and I do not want to rewrite the
whole thing.
Zach.
"Zach" <00@00.00> wrote in message
news:3a***************************@freeler.nl... So my conclusion should be that it isn't possible
and I am left with ...new string ('-', number_off);
??
(char)151 draws funnies on the screen and prints enigmas.
"Peter N Roth" <re***********@mycompany.com> wrote in message
news:OA*************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... i havent tried this, but how about using the
ascii drawing chars? (i cant find them in Word)
or the Em dash (ascii 151)
--
Grace + Peace,
Peter N Roth
Engineering Objects International
http://engineeringobjects.com
Home of Matrix.NET
"Zach" <00@00.00> wrote in message
news:b5***************************@freeler.nl... Re the post below: The function gives ---
i.e. a discontinuous and ugly line. I would
wish to draw a continuous line, however
not using underscores, which would be
an option, because then you get the line
too low. The line is drwan in a text file
which I print. I do not wish to use HTML,
with which I understand the problem could
be solved, because the application is
written and I do not want to rewrite the
whole thing.
Zach.
"Zach" <00@00.00> wrote in message
news:3a***************************@freeler.nl... So my conclusion should be that it isn't possible
and I am left with ...new string ('-', number_off);
??
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