From: Diane Elizabeth Hawkins <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Fantasia&Jetform


>I have read with slight interest the posts to the list regarding the
>Fantasia product.  Since I am at present evaluating several software
>products to run on the HP3000 to produce forms for laser printing
>Fantasia was to be included in my evaluation.  However I am not having
>any luck getting any information about Fantasia from the Jetform
>corporation.  They have told me that Fantasia will be phased out and
>replaced by there products Jetform Design and Jetform Central.  I have
>no problem with this since I don't have any investment in Fantasia.  But
>I cannot get the Jetform company to provide me with any kind of
>evaluation product to run on the HP3000.  I cannot and will not purchase
>a product without seeing it run on the HP3000 first and cannot
>understand why this is such a difficult request.


There are several issues here..."running" on the 3000, and procurement.

1.  JetForm does not "run" on the 3000 - it runs on a PC.  It uses form and
data mapping to generate your form with integrated data.  The 3000 generates
a "record" with the form name, and the variable data.  JetForm will retrieve
the form name, load the data mapping, and map the data into the form, then
print it on a network or local printer.

2.  Data can be sent in several forms - the most used is FTP or
programatically via MS92 or Reflection DDE (or OLE with Reflection).  Once
the file is in a specified directory, and JetForm is running, the form
processing is handled automatically.

3.  You can't buy it from JetForm unless you plan to buy a zillion copies.
You get it from your distributor.  Programmers Supershop, Programmers
Paradise and other such catalog places have it.  Note:  Your Local
OfficeMax, Staples or other Office Superstores *do not* carry it.  I do
believe Egghead has it.

Hope this helps...

Joe

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