To nitpick - but it catches out a LOT of people - SAMBA
is NOT NOT NOT the appropriate software here. It will NOT do what you
claim.
Samba allows Windows boxes to access a unix server (and
allows that server to join a Windows domain).
If you want to use a unix *client* to access a Windows
server, you need smbmount and friends, which are not not not samba. If you want
to what you suggest, using samba, you need to get the pcs to save directly into
a nix directory which samba has exported to the network, rather than getting a
nix box to monitor a windows directory.
Cheers,
Wol From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Gallen Sent: 03 February 2004 21:49 To: 'U2 Users Discussion List' Subject: RE: Document scan and retrieval (looking for software) Could
also have the PC that is scanning save to a specific
directory.
then
have a program monitor that directory for new entries, read them, encode them
and save them
somehow then the saved filename would have be linked into
the system.
I'm
just using pcpaint as an example of a program that might be able to read
directly from a scanner
and
save in .jpg/.bmp format.
If
volume is high, and a number of scanners are being used, then have one central
PC share it's directory
and
each scanner saves to that directory. Since the directory is shared, you could
even have unix system
running
SAMBA monitor the directory (thus bringing unix into the picture). The only drawback to having
unix in
the setup is that it is more difficult to have unix bring up IE on a PC. But
that could be gotten around
if you
run a lpr/lpd daemon on the PC which can then take a print job and pass it to a
program (ie. RPM
www.brooksnet.com). or use a PC with rsh
daemon that would allow the unix system to send the launch
command
to the PC. or even a small custom PERL socketed program on the PC which could
listen for
a
command and launch IE.
Depending on the $$ wanted to be spent.
I don't
think a having the image be a type 1/19 file would be good, unless it's base64
or mime encoded, as you could
have
char(255)'s imbedded in the image.
George
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