Does the Flash print function simply send the file/movie to the client's printer or does it do more than that?
Thanks Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. t. 250.920.8830 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- Macromedia Associate Partner www.macromedia.com --------------------------------------------------------- Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group Founder & Director www.cfug-vancouverisland.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan F. Hogan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 11:07 AM Subject: RE: RE-REPOST: Limiting Printing > What about trying to place the image in a flash movie and use the print > function in flash. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 2:09 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: RE-REPOST: Limiting Printing > > > my thoughts exactly ;-) > > That's the problem with trying to limit re-prints. If I kill the file and a > user's print process bails..then what?? > > This system will allow 2 re-prints, but I don't want them to use 1 up just > because their printer is out of ink ;-) > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > t. 250.920.8830 > e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Macromedia Associate Partner > www.macromedia.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group > Founder & Director > www.cfug-vancouverisland.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan F. Hogan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 10:57 AM > Subject: RE: RE-REPOST: Limiting Printing > > > > As far as I can see this will work. But you will need to provide dummy > > header content so that the browser will try to download instead of open. > But > > my question is, what if something happens and the user closes the save > > window or something. They then would not be able to get the file again. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 2:01 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: RE-REPOST: Limiting Printing > > > > > > OK so the steps we are talking are: > > > > 1) user clicks link to a new page (passng whatever vars needed to produce > > PDF) > > 2) new page calls file via CFCONTENT and then deletes PDF via CFFILE (or > via > > DELETEFILE attribute in CFCONTENT)? > > 3) user prints PDF > > > > Does the user see the PDF file or just a dialoge to save/print? > > > > It's been a while since I used CFCONTENT ;-) > > > > BTW could this also work with an image? > > > > TIA > > > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > > t. 250.920.8830 > > e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Macromedia Associate Partner > > www.macromedia.com > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group > > Founder & Director > > www.cfug-vancouverisland.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Matthew R. Small" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 10:36 AM > > Subject: RE: RE-REPOST: Limiting Printing > > > > > > > That's the beauty of it - after it has been accessed once, then the file > > > has already been deleted or renamed. No re-downloading allowed. > > > > > > > > > Matthew Small > > > IT Supervisor > > > Showstopper National Dance Competitions > > > 3660 Old Kings Hwy > > > Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 > > > 843-357-1847 > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 1:35 PM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: Re: RE-REPOST: Limiting Printing > > > > > > OK...what if the user were to refresh the page that calls the file via > > > CFCONTENT? Would it offer up the print dialogue again? > > > > > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > > > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > > > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > > > t. 250.920.8830 > > > e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > Macromedia Associate Partner > > > www.macromedia.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group > > > Founder & Director > > > www.cfug-vancouverisland.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Matthew R. Small" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 10:15 AM > > > Subject: RE: RE-REPOST: Limiting Printing > > > > > > > > > > Well, if you go with a .pdf solution, you could have a link that goes > > > to > > > > a page, sends the file via cfcontent, then deletes or renames the file > > > > after it has been deleted. > > > > > > > > > > > > Matthew Small > > > > IT Supervisor > > > > Showstopper National Dance Competitions > > > > 3660 Old Kings Hwy > > > > Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 > > > > 843-357-1847 > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 1:04 PM > > > > To: CF-Talk > > > > Subject: Re: RE-REPOST: Limiting Printing > > > > > > > > Well...we are talking federal governement of Canada here and there are > > > > some > > > > MAJOR accessibility issues. recently it was decided PDFs are no good > > > > because not ALL screen readers can read them (yes I know there is a > > > > Windows > > > > only Acrobat patch). > > > > > > > > That said we may have just received an exemption n the PDF restriction > > > > (whew!) ;-) > > > > > > > > I still need to make it difficult for the unwashed masses to re-print > > > > the > > > > PDF (think about grandma using the system and keeping her from > > > printning > > > > duplicates..hehe). > > > > > > > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > > > > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > > > > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > > > > t. 250.920.8830 > > > > e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Macromedia Associate Partner > > > > www.macromedia.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group > > > > Founder & Director > > > > www.cfug-vancouverisland.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Philip Arnold - ASP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 9:47 AM > > > > Subject: RE: RE-REPOST: Limiting Printing > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm just in the beginning phases of figuring out how I am > > > > > > going to make it hard (not bulletproof) for a user to print > > > > > > and image more than once. Now I'm open to how that image > > > > > > gets sent to the printer (as an image...in a Word file.... > > > > > > other ideas...just not in a PDF). > > > > > > > > > > The problem here is that you're reliant on the user having the same > > > > > software you're generating in > > > > > > > > > > So, if you use Word, and the user is using Linux, how are they going > > > > to > > > > > print it? > > > > > > > > > > With PDF, at least it's free and easily downloaded, so creating a > > > PDF > > > > to > > > > > print is pretty reliable > > > > > > > > > > Also, if you're looking at Word and COM, then you have to have Word > > > > > installed on the Server... > > > > > > > > > > Why not re-consider PDF as an option? > > > > > > > > > > Philip Arnold > > > > > Technical Director > > > > > Certified ColdFusion Developer > > > > > ASP Multimedia Limited > > > > > Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 > > > > > Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > > > > > > > > > www.aspmedia.co.uk > > > > > www.aspevents.net > > > > > > > > > > An ISO9001 registered company. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > > > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > > > > > are addressed. 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