Don't forget <CFEXECUTE> as a "quick and dirty" option to call another
server component or program.
At 06:32 PM 2/11/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Thanks for all the input on this. I was thinking about the com object but
>hadn't considered needing CF to be running at the register (yes, this is a
>point of sale) system.
>
>I guess I will have to start digging into A-x and VB for a solution. Ack!
>
>Ian
>
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > You are going to need some interface from the browser or ColdFusion to the
> > serial port on the point-of-sale computer. I don't know how to program it,
> > but I'd imagine a CFX tag can be created that sends a command to the serial
> > port to open the drawer. Of course this might not work unless your CF
> server
> > is also the point-of-sale computer. I don't know if VBScript or JavaScript
> > has access to the serial port of the computer. Probably an ActiveX
> component
> > could accomplish this on the browser. So that's the concept (which you
> > probably already knew) but the actual programming is the challenge.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 7:05 AM
> > To: Fusebox
> > Subject: OT: Cash Register
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am working on a fusebox cash register/inventory/web shopping cart system.
> > Everything is going great except that I don't know how to have the system
> > kick open the cash drawer at the end of a store sale.
> >
> > Has anyone worked with this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ian
> > The Catholic Store
> > http://www.catholicstore.com
> >
>
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