So no one would have interest in this? About the right tool for the right job. C# instead of Java? Or did you mean C# instead of the whole RoR app?
cu, jan On Dec 12, 8:27 pm, Johan De Klerk <johandk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Rather use C# and save yourself a lot of headaches... not that Ruby cant do > it... just think about the best tool for the job. > > On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Jan Kechel <j...@kechel.de> wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > > I'm writing mostly company internal software and I am happily using > > rails for this. > > This time I need a system that enables the users to modify printable > > Documents themselves. > > The old system (over 10 years now, written with Access 97 ;) ) used > > Word for this and Access to call Word and then print documents. They > > have something like '#firstname' tags in their documents that are > > replaced with the dynamic values. > > > So here the question: > > 1. Is there already some system I could use/modify for this? > > > if not: > > > I'll write one! > > > 1. Where should/could I post this project, as I'd like to see this as > > free software (already asked, company is fine with this!) > > 2. Has anyone else interest in using this (i'm not yet asking for > > developers ;) > > 3. Any suggestions? My plans are: > > - writing a Java Applikation, that runs on the clients computer, and > > will connect to the rails-app, OpenOffice and the printers (configs > > for individual printers go here) (lets call it document generator and > > printserver .. dgp?) > > - I'll config templates with available models-fields in the rails app > > - I'll trigger Document-generation via the rails-app to the document > > generator > > - i'll allow upload of oo-documents in the rails-app, allow config > > which paper-type / preprint should be used > > - the rails app creates on print-request some kind of print-job- > > configuration (like customer-id, template-id and stuff, actually all > > the data that might be used in the template) and sends it to the dgp > > - the dgp gets the config and data, downloads the template, replaces > > the variables and then prints to the printer according to the > > requested paper-type (specific printer and/or tray) > > > .. yeah, that's some kind of plan :) > > > I anyway need to program this withing the next 2 month, but i'll > > gladly hear some suggestions, ideas, improvements or alternatives! > > > cu, > > > Jan Kechel > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rubyonrails-talk%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
