I wrote a custom application to ride on top of the Java applet, issue commands, and scrape the screen - all five screens for each work order. [The satellite TV company] doesn't really like this solution, but we don't have an alternative other than have 1,000 monkeys at 1,000 typewriters doing...
Actually, you know that Java applet we all love and enjoy? I screen scrape data from that and cram it into our database. Our volume is about 1250 per day. It's not perfected yet, but I'm zeroing in on it. :)
Jamie,
First, you're a programmer for ann HSP that does installation fulfillment for [satellite television company]. So am I. :)
Second, I've jumped through the hoops you're jumping through right now including capturing work orders, inventory management, route sheets, etc. I also use ASP...
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