There are a couple of ways to do this--- many think them oddball, but the do the job.
1) You can run CF on the client desktop (CFEverywhere) where you have complete access to the Client (programs, devices, file system, etc) thru cfexecute. 2) You can run a Dashboard widget on OS X Tiger (programmed in HTML/ Javascript with an interface to the web and to the underlying OS applications, devices file system) In the latter case, there are several widgets (free) that already do this-- all you need do is supply the VideoCam. I just checked and there were 50 webcam widgets at : http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/ Since these are written in JavaScript, the source is available, I am currently watching SoftCam which shows a pic of a New York intersection, updated every 5 sec Dick On Aug 21, 2005, at 9:20 PM, Jim Davis wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ekcien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 12:02 AM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Control USB Camera through COLDFUSION >> >> We want to capture a 30 seconds video from a PC client and upload >> the >> video >> file to our database: >> >> Can we control the video/camera port to be able to start capture, end >> capture, save file in COLDFUSION. >> > > You could finagle such a thing on the _server_ (where ColdFusion is > running) > but not on the _client_ - ColdFusion isn't there to do anything! > > To do this on the client you would need some thing "active" and > trusted: a > Signed Java Applet, an ActiveX control or a Flash movie that was given > permission to use the camera (the latter is probably the simplest > option > overall unless you find something off the shelf). > > There are other options... but those three cover the broadest range of > possibility. > > Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:215880 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
