>> The idea would be to generate a check in your browser screen, and be able
to print the screen and get a check on your own check forms (8-1/2x11). The
screen would look just like your check, except for your company name, MICR
printing, etc.
Keep in mind that check are printed with a magnetic ink for the MICR
numbers. You can purchase MICR cartridges for some laser printers (usually
HP). If you print it without the magnetic ink or toner, the bank will take
it, but it will get jammed in the system, since they will view it as a
'fake' check.
Links to MICR cartridge vendors:
http://cartridgetech.com/go/mdls.20/mfr/MICR_-_Toner/x/index.html?acp=6740
http://store.yahoo.com/micrpro/micrtoner.html
Ken Elliott
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From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Paul M Foster
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:33 AM
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Subject: [SLUG] [PIG] Writing checks from PHP
Okay, here's (what I consider) an interesting programming problem. The idea
would be to generate a check in your browser screen, and be able to print
the screen and get a check on your own check forms (8-1/2x11). The screen
would look just like your check, except for your company name, MICR
printing, etc. Everything exactly where it would be when you print it on
your checks (from NEBS or whoever).
PHP is the language of choice here. But PHP has no ability to place screen
objects at a certain position on the screen. Most likely, you'd have to have
everything surrounded by the <PRE> tag, so it should print exactly what you
want where you want it (assuming Courier or some similar font).
Here's the other snag: the screen coordinates (line and column) for each
part of the check (payee, date, etc.) are in a PostgreSQL database. This is
so the user can configure the check depending on who he bought his checks
from.
I'm working on this myself, but since we've got programmers wanting to geek
out, I thought I'd give everyone else a shot. Might be interesting.
Paul
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