[thelist] Database merge with a gif

[Scott wolpow]

First the correct URL
http://www.publiccto.com/Search_Engine_Optimization.pdf
I hope this clarifies things.
It is for an Ebay banner ad, that goes on Ebay. I have zero choices. Here 
is the exact situation.
They have a banner program the runs of keywords. You can target your a 
banner to a specific keyword. You can upload your own gif -both animated or 
static- or use their template. If you use their ugly template which is 
in  flash the keyword (s)appears in the banner.  The only option that works 
is to create a different banner for each keyword. I had hoped that 
Photoshop had a similar function that Pagemaker had. This would allow a 
template to be made and then insert text into a defined area from a CSV. I 
would then use the automated script process to generate the finished gif.
I know that I can use Flash remoting for this (and create an animated gif), 
but I am not skilled enough at Flash. Also I do not if there is a simpler way.
  Thanks
Scott

At 01:18 AM 2/2/04, you wrote:
> > I need to create a generic gif banner that will be populated with
> > different text. I want to create the basic image in Photoshop (or
> > illustrator, Freehand, Fireworks) and leave a space or text area
> > and dynamically generate the image as a saved file.
>
>No replies?  Perhaps because nobody else can think of a way either.
>Maybe you should make the text area of the GIF transparent, and use
>CSS to position text therein.
>
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