[RESOLVED] Is it possible to.... ?

[Kielo]

I have a basic piece of coding done,

It works like this:

I select a surname from a listbox, this loads their address & eye test results.
(loads into text boxes)

I then click order.
(loads a new form *orderform.vb*)

Now I can enter information into 4 text boxes...

I would like the surname, address & results to get sent to a letter, and then the new information from the text boxes to get sent to a letter... (.doc or .txt)

But it has to get sent to a specific part of a pre-written letter...

Is any of that possible?

As always, thanks guys.

[.paul.]

create a standard letter template + put place holders in your letter - i.e. [field1], [field2], etc, which you can replace with surname, address & results.

[Kielo]

Ok thanks, ehm how do I go about that?

And what is the VB code then to write into those fields?

Thanks!

[.paul.]

try this:

this is an example template txt file:

					[field1]
					[field2]


Dear [field1],

              This is a standard letter that you'll use as a template.

this is how to use it:

Dim txtFile As String = IO.File.ReadAllText("template.txt")
txtFile = txtFile.Replace("[field1]", "Mr Doe")
Dim address As String = "Address line1" & Environment.NewLine & New String(ChrW(Keys.Tab), 5) & _
"Address line2" & Environment.NewLine & New String(ChrW(Keys.Tab), 5) & _
"City" & Environment.NewLine & New String(ChrW(Keys.Tab), 5) & "Country"
txtFile = txtFile.Replace("[field2]", address)
IO.File.WriteAllText("newtxtFile.txt", txtFile)
Process.Start("newtxtFile.txt")

edit:

[Kielo]

That's great, thanks...

[.paul.]

to automate your printing, use this:

Dim pr As New ProcessStartInfo
With pr
    .FileName = "newtxtFile.txt"
    .WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
    .Verb = "Print"
End With
Process.Start(pr)