Laurence, This is part three that lets you hide the header...
http://www.kalengibbons.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/custom-printing-with-flex-part-3-printing-data/ *source code* also available On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 7:05 AM, Eric DeCoff <ericdec...@gmail.com> wrote: > Laurence, > > Back Home.... > > Check out AlivePDF... > > > http://www.kalengibbons.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/custom-printing-with-flex-part-2-generating-pdfs-with-alivepdf/ > > Give you an example to play with and *source code* > ** > > > > > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Laurence MacNeill > <laurence5...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Yeah, looks like PHP and CF now offer pretty much the same setup, it >> seems. Looks like the printer(s) have to be shared on the network, thus >> allowing the server to know about them. Fine for the shows when we're using >> a local server; not good when the server is our web-hosting server. >> >> I'm guessing it's just gonna have to be AIR for us... Nothing else seems >> to be panning out... >> >> L. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Douglas Knudsen <douglasknud...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Air 2.0 has the whole native process thing, so guess this is possible if >>> you have a shell script or something that can do this. I have not looked at >>> the PHP thing, but CF has access to printers via the server as of CF8. See >>> CFPRINT and getPrinterInfo() for example. I've never used this, but >>> personally I would look at this if in a corporate "behind the firewall" >>> setup. In these cases the printers are all networked and under AD >>> permissions or some such, standardized basically. Just my $0.02. If you >>> are thinking of printing from Flash, give up now, it sucks, as in really >>> really sucks :) >>> >>> Its easy-peasy to setup autoupdating AIR apps that present the user with >>> a dialog if the application has a new version out. >>> >>> Douglas Knudsen >>> http://www.cubicleman.com >>> this is my signature, like it? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Laurence MacNeill < >>> laurence5...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Yeah, I don't care for the version-control stuff, if we wind up doing >>>> this with AIR... But the people who are going to access this program are >>>> pretty much in-house only, so hopefully it won't be too terrible... The >>>> only people outside of our company who will access this app are the IT >>>> staff >>>> from our client companies, so they should be smart enough to realize what's >>>> going on, I would hope. >>>> >>>> I found an article that talks about integrating version-control into an >>>> AIR app, and using our CF server to send the new app automatically when an >>>> older app tries to log in. So hopefully we can do that, if we do need to >>>> go >>>> to AIR... It does seem like we can automate the entire process, which is >>>> what we'd need of course. >>>> >>>> http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/articles/managing_air_updates_with_coldfusion.html >>>> >>>> The PHP sharedPrinter thing -- I'm not sure, yet, if that's going to be >>>> an option or not... It would mean installing PHP on our servers, and I >>>> have >>>> no clue about anything related to PHP... It *seems* like it might be an >>>> option, but I don't really know enough about PHP to know for sure yet... >>>> (Can PHP determine what printer(s) is/are connected to the client's >>>> computer >>>> -- it appears that it can? Can it send a print-job to a specific printer >>>> on >>>> that computer without popping up a dialogue box? If so, how do I set up >>>> and >>>> control that print-job? How do I get my Flex app to send a print job >>>> *through* the PHP server to the client's printer? These are the questions I >>>> need to answer before I can know if it will work for us.) >>>> >>>> Frankly, I don't yet know enough about AIR to even be absolutely certain >>>> that will work for us -- again, it *seems* like it could work, but I guess >>>> I'll just have to play with it to know for sure. I'm still pretty much >>>> open >>>> to any and all suggestions here, if anyone can think of anything... >>>> >>>> L. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 4:58 AM, Eric DeCoff <ericdec...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Air is definitely an option but version control becomes an issue PHP >>>>> has the same drawback.. is the sharedprinter option viable for you... >>>>> >>>>> sent via droid >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 1, 2010 9:11 PM, "Laurence MacNeill" <laurence5...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > AIR 2.0 is still so new that the info is still confusing... I'm not >>>>> 100% >>>>> > certain, myself, but it does look like a good possibility. >>>>> > >>>>> > On Sep 1, 2010 9:08 PM, "Cameron Childress" <camer...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Laurence MacNeill >>>>> >> <laurence5...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>> From what I've read, it does appear that AIR 2.0 will do it. There >>>>> are >>>>> >>> methods on PrintJob that will return a list of the client's >>>>> printers, and >>>>> >>> let you select one to send the job to, and skip all dialog boxes. >>>>> So AIR >>>>> >>> might actually be an option. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Guess I should pay better attention - Google tells me you might be >>>>> >> right! Will have to check this out... >>>>> >> >>>>> >> -Cameron >>>>> >> >>>>> >> -- >>>>> >> Cameron Childress >>>>> >> Sumo Consulting Inc >>>>> >> http://www.sumoc.com >>>>> >> --- >>>>> >> cell: 678.637.5072 >>>>> >> aim: cameroncf >>>>> >> email: camer...@gmail.com >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >> To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with >>>>> unsubscribe in >>>>> > the subject line >>>>> >> >>>>> >> For more info, see http://www.affug.com >>>>> >> Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ >>>>> >> List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com >>>>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > Eric R. DeCoff > Changing the world, > 1 line of code at a time > -- Eric R. DeCoff Changing the world, 1 line of code at a time
