Cool! Thanks Qasim. I downloaded it, but am Java illiterate. Since now this has moved out of the CF realm, if you have the time and inclination, could I maybe email you offlist with my java questions. (e.g. what is a jar file, what can I do with it, etc...)
Thanks again, Ali -----Original Message----- From: Qasim Rasheed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 8:57 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Generating BarCodes in CF Here is a java-based solution on sourceforge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/barbecue/ On Apr 5, 2005 10:00 PM, Adam Howitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Everything you need to do the encoding is right there on the link you > provided. The last step would be to use an underlying Java library in CF to > generate a JPEG of the output for you which can then be embedded in any > document format you like, or pay someone to write the generator for you. > > On Apr 5, 2005 1:52 PM, Ali Awan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > John, > > > > Oh well. Thanks for the tip though, I'll look into that. > > > > Ali > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Burns, John D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 10:57 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Generating BarCodes in CF > > > > Well, Word automation is basically unsupported by Microsoft so you might > > have trouble finding a good solution. Someone posted on here earlier > > today about an XML solution for generating Word docs. You may want to > > look at that. > > > > John Burns > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer > > Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Web Developer > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ali Awan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:51 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Generating BarCodes in CF > > > > John, > > > > Firstly, thanks for taking the time to discuss this issue. > > Yeah, Google has been my friend for many years. Even as I posted this > > question on CF-Talk, I had downloaded and evaluated a couple of > > off-the-shelf solutions for generating the BarCodes that I needed. I > > can even invoke one of them through CF. > > > > But like I said, that is only half the battle. I need to be able to > > embed the generated code into an existing Word Doc, via CF. That's > > something I don't know how to do. All the googling, ends up with VB > > solutions. Even when I contacted tech-support for one of the software > > vendors, they responded with a VB solution. I'm not a VB guru, and > > don't know much about writing ActiveX objects, or using the OLEViewer to > > decipher all the hex codes and various and sundry variables that I would > > need to manipulate were I to use CF to access it. > > > > Oh well, this horse is pretty much dead. I'll walk away. > > > > If anyone's interested I can email them off-list if I come up with a CF > > interface that does what I need. > > > > Otherwise, thanks all, and good night, > > Ali > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:201741 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54