I am in the design stage of a new application to allow users to index incoming images (assign order numbers, etc), then 'workflow' these images, so they want to be able to audit invoice information associated with the images (audit AND change), as well as audit and change driver pay related to these images (if the images warrant it, release the pay on our iSeries AS400). Management wants a 'single screen' to rule them all.
Here is my dilemma: I currently have an online indexing program in pure CF, using Alternatiff as a tiff viewer (all images come in and are stored as B+W tiffs) I am envisioning problems writing all the JavaScript validation routines to ensure that all my data is valid. To validate in many cases, I would need to make a trip to the AS400 to check a) does the order exist, b) has the driver been paid for this already, etc. I can see it being possible to extend my current online indexing to add the workflow component, and write the workflow in html / js, but adding new rows in billing, inquiry to the AS400 for some fields, etc. has me worried. I think my other option would be to jump on the Flex bandwagon, and I would love to give it a shot, but I don't know how to display tiff images with any kind of basic image controls for the user (rotate right, left, invert, zoom, etc) I know I could do it completely server-side with image.cfc from Alagad, but that will really eat up CPU and be much slower than browser based image manipulation, ie Alternatiff. I also think I would be able to do data grids in flex to allow granular validation better than an html form, and easily wire them to cfc's for DAO purposes. What do you think, or what would you do? Is there another option I am missing? Chris Peterson Gainey Corporation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:255677 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
