Hopefully Jim Hart is paying attention to this request. I have created a data base application that creates a pre-tagged Ventura Text File creating flowing text with tables. Client has requested that a Specific Cell have the type in WHITE with a 50% Black background.. I know and have used for years the code <$!B18> for White Letter on Black Background. Code needs to be format for CMYK, I have tried <C2,2,0,0,0,0,50> but this is forground (TEXT) .
I must be over tired. I think this is my solution. Try it yourself. Still looking for some type of documentation on Available Codes and Usage
@MAJOR = TEST Major Head@Head = Trail Run@Z_TBL_BEG = COLUMNS(4), DIMENSION(PI), BOX(Z_Single), VGRID(Z_Single)@Z_TBL_HEAD = TABLE HEAD VR, TABLE HEAD VR, TABLE HEAD VR, TABLE HEAD VR<$!C2,5,2,0,0,0,100>Column1, <$!C2,5,2,0,0,0,100>Column2, <$!C2,5,2,0,0,0,100>Column3, <$!C2,5,2,0,0,0,100>Column4@Z_TBL_BODY = TABLE TEXT, TABLE TEXT, TABLE TEXT, TABLE TEXT<$!C2,5,2,0,0,0,50><C2,5,2,0,0,0,0>TEXT, TEXT, TEXT, TEXTTEXT, TEXT, TEXT, TEXTTEXT, TEXT, TEXT, TEXTTEXT, TEXT, TEXT, TEXTTEXT, TEXT, TEXT, TEXTTEXT, TEXT, TEXT, TEXT@Z_TBL_END =
Again thank you for your quick response and it also explains why I haven't seen Jim's name around for a while.
My use of the <$!C2,2,0,0,0,0,50> Format works fine, and the Code can be place either before or after the text in the Cell. The reason my client has not gone to the new coding format structure is that the staff is has been using the old coding structure since 1993 and their eyes can tell right away if something has gone wrong.
The problem is that we are dealing with 400 projects that have upto 128+ columns and some with 300 rows and more. 1) The size of the TXT file for V7-V10 code is three to four times as large as the v4-v5 code. 2) reviewing the file for errors and minor adjustment is daunting.
With that said, the corporation has decided that since there have been no improvements to CorelVentura since 2002, they feel the Graphics Department need to more into a environment that supports APPLE and WINDOWS so by the end of 2010, the corportate platform WILL BE InDesign. My personal feeling is that there is no longer anyone in their IT department understands Database Publishing let alone Ventura, because it just isn't being taught in any classroom environment. And if it dosen't support the WEB/XML/.... or popular software corporate doesn't want it.