You mean from the MSSQL database? I'm unfamiliar with the reporting features from there, but it would seem to me to be the same situation as PHP and CF -- I need control of a client computer's printer(s). A server-side solution isn't going to work. And I seriously doubt that the MSSQL reporting features will help us with badge-printing. Reports, possibly, but not badges.
L. On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 5:53 PM, Eric DeCoff <[email protected]> wrote: > Laurence, > > Have you concidered using Microsoft reporting features? > > sent via droid > > On Sep 4, 2010 5:10 PM, "Laurence MacNeill" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks for the info, Eric... > > > > Unfortunately that solution still appears to require user-interaction of > > some sort... You can't just hit Print and have it go to the printer that > > you want it to go to. Unless, of course, the printer is shared on the > > network and available to the server -- so it's the same situation I'm in > > with PHP sharedPrinter or CF getPrinterInfo... Even if I create the PDF > > file and save it to the user's computer (and that requires them clicking > on > > a "save" button) it's still not going to automate the decision as to > which > > printer the file goes to... > > > > Having said that -- if it were possible to save the file without > > user-interaction, it might work for us to have a process running in the > > background that looks for PDF files in a given directory, then > automatically > > prints them when they appear there. That'd work for all our company's > > computers, but not the client's computers unless they were willing to > > install and run such an applet... > > > > The more I look, the more it looks like AIR is the only option... :-( > > > > L. > > > > On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Eric DeCoff <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 < > [email protected] > >>> > 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 < > >>>> [email protected]> 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 < > >>>>> [email protected]> 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 <[email protected] > >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" < > [email protected]> > >>>>>>> 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" <[email protected]> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> >> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Laurence MacNeill > >>>>>>> >> <[email protected]> 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: [email protected] > >>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>>> >> 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. 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