Hey All, I'm creating some Excel forms that will have a dynamically generated number in a cell (based on user input...a barcode would be nice if anyone has some info). The Excel file will be submitted via e-mail and CF will check the mail, grba the attachment, and parse out the data in the Excel file (storing it in the DB along with this unique number or barcode value).
The excel form will also be printed and faxed in via a web based fax service. CF will grab the TIFF from the e-mail sent from the fax service and then CF will need to read the unique number/barcode via OCR or barcode reader and match the fax to the record entered from the emialing in of the spreadsheet. So..... 1) Does anyone know of a decent OCR utility that CF could fire up? 2) If you know how to put barcodes in Excel, please elaborate ;-) 3) If barcodes in Excel are possible, can anyone reccommend a barcode reader utility that CF can kick off? TIA for any insight BTW I have gone down the Adobe LiveCycle route looking at making PDF forms instead of using Excel....wholly &*%*&% do they want a lot of money to be able to create PDF forms that can save their data locally with no web connection....anywhere from $40K to 25 times that I've been quoted...just to allow Acrobat Reader to save PDF form data to the client!!! This is because you require something called Reader Extensions that "unlock" all kinds of features in the free reader. What they need is to sell the "save data" extension seperately for a lot less money (because those prices include all the extensions)...but I digress ;-) 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:233142 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
