We're currently setup with a web-host in Dallas, TX, which is running CF 9, MSSQL 2000. The office is located in Alpharetta, GA. I work from home, in Mableton, GA, and generally don't go into the office...
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:59 PM, Eric DeCoff <[email protected]> wrote: > Laurence, > > What is your current setup... > > Where is your office located.. > > sent via droid > > On Aug 31, 2010 6:42 PM, "Laurence MacNeill" <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Lol Laurence, > >> > >> it called sharedprintername > >> > >> Okay thinking back.... coldfussion... > >> > >> sent via droid > >> > >> On Aug 31, 2010 6:24 PM, "Laurence MacNeill" <[email protected]> > >> 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 <[email protected]> > >> 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" <[email protected]> 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" < > [email protected]> > >> >> 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 > >> >> > >> >
