Thank you all for your reply. Yes, I'm aware that foxypreviewer would do the job --- even more neat than BullZip PDF. I might go that way. It's just I already use to utilize Bullzip, and I wondered if anyone here know something I might've missed out.
@Olaf: I read the manual, but unfortunately...
Greetings all,
I use to create a PDF directly from my VFP apps using Bullzip PDF Printer. It works like charm. The code I use is something like this:
lcStatusFile = FullPath(Curdir()) + Sys(2015) + ".TXT"
BZWriter = CREATEOBJECT("BullZip.PDFPrinterSettings")
WITH BZwriter
.RemoveSettings(.t.)...
You will find the the interface easier to make if you use RS232 connection instead of LPT. Actually if you use PLC and not creating the interface from scratch, you'll find it very easy (assuming you have basic-to-intermediate electronic skill).
Good luck anyway :)
foxyland
To add the consideration: if you have custom DLL for external function on your database, you must have the x64 version. SQL Server x64 won't read 32 bit DLL. I have similar problem a while back ago. I tried to move my database (was on MS-SQL 2005) to MS-SQL 2012 x64. I could not do that because...
What about create a trigger page on your web site? The trigger page should be called by other computer (the client), and what it'll do is simply trigger the SP to run.
hth,
foxyland
@stanlyn: you wrote:
3. What commands and how are they sent to the server to make vfp wait until the remote server can respond?
Not an elegant way, but you can do this:
USE MyRemoteTable IN 0 ALIAS MyTable
SELECT MyTable
Goto bottom
<now do whatever>
hth,
Foxy
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