external source containing layouts to print

[owaring]

I am developing a system which will be available for different clients to use.

My only differences from one client to another is a hand full layouts each customised for outputting quotes etc......

to simplify further development I have decided that I will use a separate file on the users machine to contain these layouts.

my question then is how best to do this.

I figure in my layout file i need to add the main file as a data source in order to display data.

the layout file will be in a known location (I'll do it) but i cant be so sure of the main file.

ideas?

[Vaughan]

to simplify further development I have decided that I will use a separate file on the users machine to contain these layouts...

How will having files spread around different user's computers simplify development?

[owaring]

How will having files spread around different user's computers simplify development?

this way each time I release an updated file I don't have to go in and make all of the tweaks that personalise the one clients system

there is no data in the layouts file, it's purely formatting.