how do i update dbf with scanned file

[gee001]

Hie all,

I need to keep client's signatures on a file. I will scan the signature from a form, then i will need to update the particular record associated with the signature.

Am using FPW26, i know about the replace command, but i think am not using it right.

Help !

 

[rgbean]

While I've read articles on similar capabilities implemented in VFP, I can't imagine how you might be able to do this in FPW. Good luck.

Rick

 

[DSummZZZ]

If I understand you correctly, one way you could do it would be to scan the signature to an image file, save it as a bitmap file, then in a field in your record you could have a path to the bitmap file.
Modify your table to include a field say, 'sigfile'. Character 40. Then after you have scanned the image and put it to a bitmap, then issue a statement something like:

REPLACE MyTable.sigfile WITH ;
GETFILE('bmp', 'Find signature file', 'Load')

Unfortunately, I don't know of a way you run some sort of scan directly from Fox using something like TWAIN. There are some products you can get that will use ODBC to connect to Fox tables, or SQL server, or even a text file that can be imported though.


-Dave S.-

Even more Fox stuff at:

http://www.davesummers.net/foxprolinks.htm

 

[gee001]

Dave,

Thanx !