How can we insert signature into the word document?

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Hi :

How can I insert a signature after I export the document to word ? It look like after after the export it treat every one as an independ text box. We are using interlink E-Pad to put the signature.

The following is the one I use for “rsreportserver.config”

<Extension Name="AWDOC" Type="Aspose.Words.ReportingServices.DocRenderer,Aspose.Words.ReportingServices" >
<Configuration>
    <SpacingFactor>0.75</SpacingFactor>
    <DocumentLayout>Positioned</DocumentLayout >
    <OverlapResolution>Push</OverlapResolution>
    <UseFloatingTables>False</UseFloatingTables>
   <PageBorder>Continuous</PageBorder>
    <PageBreaks>OnEachPage</PageBreaks>
</Configuration>

Thanks for all your help.

2

Hi,
Thank you for your request. Does the signature present in the report design as an image, or you simply want to post process the document?

3

The signature field is designed just as a text box like all the other. We need to use Positioned setting to make the document just like the way it being designed from the report service.

The problem will be after the export all the field treat as a text box, I have no way to insert the signature ( we are using interlink e-pad as our signature device ).

I try to convert the text box(just the one on signature field ) to frame and then put the signature in. The problem is – it disappear from the printout and we won’t be able to see it unless we know where they are.

Thanks all your help.

4

Okay, could you please attach the RDL report to have a look?
And does the default flow layout fail?

5

Yes, it will fail when we try to open the document. The document will lost the format and generate an error message.

Thanks for your help.

6

Hi,
It seems like your report is way too complex to be exported in flow layout due to the checkboxes placed here and there. I have logged your issue as #9486 in our defect database nevertheless, at least to avoid generating a corrupted document. But the positioned layout seem to be the only option meanwhile.
You stated you use E-Pad to insert the signature. I’m not aware about the way it is performed. Is the signature saved as an image? Is it then inserted into the document manually or automatically?

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E-pad is a product coming from “Interlink Electronics”. It’s a signature device using usb cable connect to the PC. Microsoft Word will have a “insert signature” function after install their software to the PC. It will create a signature box at the place that we want “insert the signature” , then we write our signature into the device and it will attach our signature into the signature box. We can not modify the document after we put in the signature.

The problem is the document will be export as individual text box, we can not insert the signature box into the text box. It will create an error “Invalid location for IntegriSign signatures” error message.

So, I think how can we convert those text box to just a regular text and we then we should be able can insert the signature.

Thanks for all your help.

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I’m thinking of the following workaround to try. Your signature placeholder resembles a table. Is it possible to design it as a real table instead? Then, having the UseFloatingTables parameter set to True, you will get the same positioned layout but real floating tables where tables are supposed to be. Hopefully the signature can be inserted inside a table cell?
Could you please try this out?

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There are couple hundreds reports and are created by the vendor. I think your suggestion will work but will cost us lots of money.

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Mmm… okay, then fixing the flow layout for your document seems to be the only solution.
The bad thing is that your report is really complex to produce a correct layout because of the checkboxes placed all over the document.
I’ll try to fix it ASAP nonetheless.