Hey All, Below is the original post. It looks as though I'll more than likely use Adobe Acrobat Professional to create the PDF form I need (although unsure if it will allow me to add a unique barcode/numeric identifier to the PDF).
The really grey area for me is the decoding of the barcode from a TIFF image on the server side (assuming TIFF is attached to an e-mail as fax services tend to do) OR using OCR on a TIFF image to read a unique identifier ____________________________________________________ I'm looking into building a process with the following bits: PDF FORM -filled in by user -each form generates a unique barcode or ID and displays on the form -some of the fields are calculated (based on input in other fields) -form has send button to package up the form data and send to an e-mail account OR send via HTTP FAX -user must print the completed PDF form and get multiple signatures on it -fax in the form via a fax service (I'd expect the TIFF to arrive in a mailbox which CF could check) CF and MORE -grab the fax TIFF from the mailbox -CFEXECUTE (or another process) to read the bar code or OCR the unigue ID off the faxed form -convert TIFF to PDF (I can do this already with iText) -store file reference against the data sent by the PDF form So this whole process allows a signed copy of the form to be stored digitally along with the data sent in by the form creating an automatic paperless process. PARTS I'M LOOKING FOR SOME INSIGHT ON -creation of PDF forms that meet my requirements (via an IDE or programmatically) -bar code or OCR process that CF can kick off (what app to use to perform these tasks) Any and all insight welcome (especially from someone that's built a process like what I've outlined). I'm off to do my own research...but I always ask here first ;-) TIA Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:228266 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
