Glad to help. The tag would simplify the workflow if you ask me. Unfortunately its not all that cheap - $200.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: FlashGuy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 10:29 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: OT : Developing site > > > Thanks for the tip Larry, > > > On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:23:54 -0400, Larry Lyons wrote: > > > Access would choke quickly on this. Go with MySQL. > > > > > > There's a tag I remember seeing that may help called > ActiveScan by Peter > > Freitag. The user scans an image and its uploaded directly > to the site. > > > http://devex.macromedia.com/developer/gallery/info.cfm?ID=72D5 > 3CD3-7928-11D4 > > -83E100508B94F85A&method=Full > > > > From the exchange: > > > > Activescan is a development tool for Allaire Cold Fusion� > that allows > > clients to send images directly from their scanner to your > web server. This > > makes it extremely simple for clients to publish > photographs, hard copy > > documents, or anything else that can be scanned > > -- > > > > So what you could do it have the person log into the site > first, then do the > > scanning. > > > > larry > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > EBStor.com > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > -- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: FlashGuy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 10:05 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: OT : Developing site > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I posted this question a few weeks ago but have found out > > > more information since then. I want to do it in CF. I was > > > told I can use any OS and databases I want. > > > It does not have to be Access (like before). They want the > > > process streamlined. Presently, this is how its being done. > > > > > > 1. User scans invoices into .tif format and ftp's the graphic > > > file to a repository on the server (off-site. ISP). > > > 2. They then log into the website. Click on the graphic file > > > which opens a template with fields and the graphic below. > > > They enter in invoice#, company etc. which I assume, > > > gets stored into a database. > > > 3. If an image (invoice) has pricing that they don't want a > > > customer to see then they open up the "master" image. Edit > > > the graphic and remove what they need and then ftp the > > > file back to the server again. > > > > > > I just found out there will be approximately 25,000 images > > > posted yearly. Even is I use SQL wouldn't it be best to have > > > links in the database pointing to the directory and files > > > rather than include the binary data into the database? > > > > > > Would mySQL be sufficent. I would think as I've been told > > > many times before that Access is not sufficient but I'm just > > > want clarification. I have the go ahead to get an ISP and I > > > don't want to screw this up. SHould it be windows or u*x based? > > > > > > Your thoughts wonderful guru's!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > Colonel Nathan R. Jessop > > > Commanding Officer > > > Marine Ground Forces > > > Guatanamo Bay, Cuba > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
