Luarence, Go to affug and send me a message..
I need to solve this for a 2011 project.. If you want to hookup and brainstorm this thru.. sent via droid On Aug 31, 2010 6:59 PM, "Eric DeCoff" <ericdec...@gmail.com> wrote: > Laurence, > > What is your current setup... > > Where is your office located.. > > sent via droid > > On Aug 31, 2010 6:42 PM, "Laurence MacNeill" <laurence5...@gmail.com> wrote: >> ahh -- ok. I see it. So I'd have to install PHP to get that to work, it >> seems?... Yuck... Not that I have a problem with PHP, per se, it's just >> that I've never used it, nor has anyone else in the office... I'd love to >> find a solution that involved Flex/FlashPlayer/AIR/ColdFusion somehow. >> >> L. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Eric DeCoff <ericdec...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Lol Laurence, >>> >>> it called sharedprintername >>> >>> Okay thinking back.... coldfussion... >>> >>> sent via droid >>> >>> On Aug 31, 2010 6:24 PM, "Laurence MacNeill" <laurence5...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > I'm not quite understanding the link you sent -- that seems to deal > with >>> > PHP, which I'm not using... Maybe I'm missing something, but saw > nothing >>> > called "shareprinting" in the comments on that page... Sorry. >>> > >>> > And, yes, we are using ColdFusion... Version 9, actually. >>> > >>> > Not real sure if PDF printing would work for us or not... From what > I've >>> > read, there are ways around the pop-up dialog box with PDF printing, > but >>> > only if you're sending the job to the default printer. I need enough >>> > control to be able to tell the computer which printer to send the job > to, >>> > based on the client's data. I'm thinking (hoping) that AIR (or > something >>> > else) will give me that kind of control. >>> > L. >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Eric DeCoff <ericdec...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> >> Laurence, >>> >> >>> >> Read thru the comments for shareprinting ... >>> >> >>> >> I think this is what you are looking for... >>> >> >>> >> http://php.net/manual/en/ref.printer.php >>> >> >>> >> sent via droid >>> >> >>> >> On Aug 31, 2010 5:38 PM, "Eric DeCoff" <ericdec...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> > Hey laurence, >>> >> > >>> >> > I'd love to see your solution to this... >>> >> > >>> >> > One of the biggest drawbacks to flashplayer... >>> >> > >>> >> > Are you using coldfussion? >>> >> > >>> >> > Also pdf printing might be an option... >>> >> > >>> >> > Will check when I get home .... >>> >> > >>> >> > sent via droid >>> >> > >>> >> > On Aug 31, 2010 4:48 PM, "Laurence MacNeill" < laurence5...@gmail.com >> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >> I could really use some major advice here. We're so close to the >>> >> finishing >>> >> >> point on this project, and we're being held back by stupid printing >>> >> >> problems... >>> >> >> >>> >> >> We *HAVE* to be able to print with no pop-up dialog boxes. None. >>> Period. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> To make matters more complicated, the choice of which printer to > send >>> >> the >>> >> >> job to will be affected by the data (i.e. a client with reg-code X >>> gets >>> >> >> printed on printer-1 and a client with reg-code Y gets printed on >>> >> > printer-2 >>> >> >> -- stuff like that.) So the program will somehow have to know what >>> >> >> printer(s) are attached (or networked) to the machine -- it can't >>> just >>> >> > send >>> >> >> all print-jobs to the default printer. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> We have to automate all of this, because the temp-workers we hire >>> can't >>> >> be >>> >> >> counted on to remember how do it correctly. Gotta be idiot-proof... >>> (I >>> >> >> know, every time you think you've made something idiot-proof, the >>> >> Universe >>> >> >> comes up with bigger and better idiots... So let's say "mostly" > idiot >>> >> >> proof.) >>> >> >> >>> >> >> So... Any ideas on how I can deal with this? Should I dump Flash >>> Player >>> >> > and >>> >> >> switch to AIR? That would that give me better control over the >>> printing, >>> >> >> yes? But, can AIR actually do all that I'm asking for here? >>> >> >> >>> >> >> And, if we do switch to AIR, what will that mean for accessing our >>> data >>> >> > from >>> >> >> our ColdFusion/SQL server through https:, if anything? Any other >>> >> pitfalls >>> >> >> you can think of when migrating from Flash Player to AIR? Is there >>> >> > actually >>> >> >> a way to do this from the Flash Player, and maybe I won't need to >>> deal >>> >> > with >>> >> >> AIR at all? >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Sorry about all the questions, but we're really stuck here, and > I've >>> got >>> >> > to >>> >> >> find a way to do this... >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Thanks, >>> >> >> Laurence MacNeill >>> >> >> Mableton, Georgia, USA >>> >> >>>
