now-a-days MS are pushing SQLServer's reporting services (which IMHO are very limiting as far as layout and I'd guess you'd get better results from CF's report builder)
but you're talking about a client-server app. OK, Steve, Gareth: is the POS a web-delivered app? in other words, are you writing CF to produce DHTML? and is the reason for this is because of web-type reach and not needing to install software on the client machines? if so, then you'll have to deal with the browser (that the HTML lives in) to send print commands. and that's all you can do since your CF app won't know anything about individual printer set-ups of client machines. HOWEVER, if you're able to install software then the question becomes: do you need a DHTML/ traditional web app or can a client/server app do? (keeping in mind AIR is pretty much client/server). A client app has a better "relationship" with the O/S than a browser On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Dale Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hehe, > > But in this case it was a good solution as the printout was a crystal report > and .NET gives you the crystal API stuff. > > I am a MS fanboy at heart, those Mac Guy - PC Guy adds upset me. > > Regards > Dale Fraser > http://learncf.com > http://flexcf.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Toby Tremayne > Sent: Monday, 1 September 2008 2:30 PM > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Silent Printing to a Named Printer > > > Hah! I knew you were a closet .net geek. You're so busted ;p > > Toby > who is kidding, btw > > On 01/09/2008, at 2:02 PM, Dale Fraser wrote: > >> >> I did it in .NET once. >> >> A client side program, ran in tray. >> >> Queried the DB every X seconds, to see if there were any invoices to >> be >> printed to this client printer, if so print them. >> >> It worked well, was real time invoicing, it required that PC to be >> on and >> have the invoice printer appropriately connected. >> >> Something in Air would work just as well. >> >> Regards >> Dale Fraser >> http://learncf.com >> http://flexcf.com >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf >> Of Barry Beattie >> Sent: Monday, 1 September 2008 12:58 PM >> To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com >> Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Silent Printing to a Named Printer >> >> >> I'm just putting the finishing touches on something similar, although >> it's not POS dockets but PDF's and it had three options: email, print >> to a server-connected printer or print to the local printer via a >> print dialog -with Javascript. >> >> The browser (where your CF-based POS lives) doesn't talk to the >> printer. It is the operating system that talks to the printer. the >> browser negotiates that process with the O/S (hence the print dialogue >> where the print type and which printer are selected) >> >> some points >> - which client-side printer will it print to? what if there's more >> than one? the obvious answer is the "default" printer, but what >> happens if that's not the one needed? or there's no printers >> installed? >> - "Silently print" means that you want to suppress the print dialog >> thrown up by the O/S when javascript calls "print()". IIWY, I'd start >> there first. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Gareth Edwards >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Let me clarify what we are looking to do. >>> >>> We require a solution that silent prints a document to a Printer not >>> visible to the Coldfusion server, and in fact only visible to the >>> Client >>> PC. >>> >>> Looking for possible, Javascript, Local java client, Local AIR >>> application solutions? Due to the nature of this software solution, >>> we >>> are looking for a one time purchase or a free solution of which we >>> are >>> able to redistribute to our clients at no additional cost. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Gareth. >>> >>> Steve Armstrong wrote: >>>> We are currently developing a ColdFusion based POS application. We >>>> would like to add the ability to silently print a plain text >>>> document >>>> to a named local client printer (docket printer). In this case the >>>> printing would not be the client's default printer. >>>> >>>> Do we have anyone on cfaussie who has been able to acheive this? >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > ----------------------------------- > > Life is poetry, write it in your own words > > ----------------------------------- > > Toby Tremayne > CEO > Code Poet and Zen Master of the Heavy Sleep > Magic Industries > 0416 048 090 > ICQ: 13107913 > Skype: lyricist1 > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
