Re: XyWrite for Programming

[Richard Giering dick.giering@xxxxxxxx]

Hi:
I've written many programs in XYWRITE both
pre-windows and in the windows version. While
there are a few differences, MOST of the
programming commands should continue to work.
 If you e-mail me a sample of the sheets and the
xywrite program (.pgm), I'll be glad to offer
suggestions.
 BTW, I suspect youll get this offer from many of
the people on this list as they are VERY
cooperative. If you take up any of their offers,
you won't insult me. Carl, maybe YOU????
Dick Giering

Paula Emery wrote:
>
> Good Afternoon,
>
> I have a dilemma that hopefully someone out there could help me with. I am
> in Payroll for The Blade Newspaper in Toledo, OH and we have used ADP' s
> DOS version for several years and are having to convert to their PC Payroll
> for Windows program. My problem, I currently use XyWrite III+ Version 3.55
> on DOS to print attendance sheets for each respective dept in my company.
> How I do this: I run a report in ADP that picks out all active employees.
> I then open the file in Professional Write (I believe this is because
> XyWrite does not recognize ADP's report). I then convert into XyWrite.
> Someone (years ago in my IT dept.) wrote a program in Xywrite that then
> takes this employee list and puts in the appropriate page breaks and
> spacing to print the items on pre-printed forms. (I type "run guild.pgm"
> and it moves the employees all around into the appropriate alignment.)
>
> I'm at XyWrite's mercy because of the way it handles this listing so well
> by using the .pgm function for spacing and page breaks. I don't believe
> I'm going to be able to use this once I go on the Payroll Windows version
> of ADP (no one at ADP seems to be able to help me -- and my IT dept. is
> pretty much at a loss.) Note, I print these attendance sheets on an
> Okidata wide carriage printer.
>
> Does any one have any similar experiences? What about XyWrite's Windows
> program? Can I convert my DOS XyWrite programs to this? I suppose I need
> to find out if XyWrite Windows recognizes ADP yet?
>
> I know this seems rather complicated, and probably not what most of you use
> XyWrite for, but I thought I'd give you all a whirl after finding you on
> the internet.
>
> Thanks for any input,
>
> Paula M. Emery
> pemery@xxxxxxxx
> 419-724-6028