Check Printing Feature

goldenchild@nettaxi.com goldenchild@nettaxi.com
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:52:26 +0000


Just in case any of you are interested, here a couple of Linux links that=
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helps with this:

http://lager.dyndns.org/GnuMICR/
http://lager.dyndns.org/freecheck/

Gotta love Linux!

On Thursday 26 September 2002 10:41 pm, Greg Woods wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 15:44, goldenchild@nettaxi.com wrote:
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> > Does the check printing feature have to option to print bank approved=
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> I don't believe so. So far, I can't even get it to print anything in the
> Memo field on the check. The check printing stuff really needs some
> work, but it's low priority for the developers. Personally, I would like
> to at least be able to save my custom format, so I don't have to type in
> 10 numbers for every &*$#*@! check, but when I asked about this, I was
> told that it would require mods in three different source files,
> including at least one in Scheme, a language I don't know, or I might
> have taken a crack at doing it myself.
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> Also, be aware that simply printing the routing information is not good
> enough. You have to be using a printer with special magnetic ink. I got
> burned by this after I had already bought $100 worth of blank check
> forms for VersaCheck. I then found out about the requirement for
> magnetic ink. Without the magnetic ink, the machines at the bank can't
> scan the routing info and they won't take the check.
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> --Greg
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