Laurence, Here a link to SQL server client side printing
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms155874(SQL.90).aspx sent via droid On Sep 4, 2010 6:00 PM, "Laurence MacNeill" <laurence5...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <ericdec...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Laurence, >> >> Have you concidered using Microsoft reporting features? >> >> sent via droid >> >> On Sep 4, 2010 5:10 PM, "Laurence MacNeill" <laurence5...@gmail.com> >> 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 <ericdec...@gmail.com> >> 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 <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 >> >> >>
