To: Colin McDonald If he is running IE for the browser, you could write an active-x control that will launch from the page, and then upload the given file to the webserver.
-- ======================================================================= Michael J. Ryan - tracker1[*at*]theroughnecks.com Roughneck BBS: http://www.theroughnecks.net telnet://theroughnecks.net ======================================================================= Y!: aztracker1 - aim: azTracker1 - icq: 4935386 - msn: see email One program for aim/icq/yahoo/msn/irc - http://www.trillian.cc/ " Colin McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > php can only call dll's on the server, not the client end (which is what > I think your doctor wants?). > > Todd Williamsen wrote: > > I don't know if this is possible, but I figured there is a small limitation > > on php.... > > > > The scenario... > > > > I have a client that wants his application revamped from MS Access to mySQL > > and PHP. Now, he is a doctor in an office and he scans patients information > > in. He wants the ability to click a button on the GUI which launches the > > scan program(TWAIN32.DLL I think) then automatically saving the scanned file > > in the designated folder or location. I informed him its the scanning > > applications responsibility to scan and automatically save it, so in order > > to designate the location I need to either: 1. Find a program that does > > that, 2. Write a new scanning application. > > > > I think this guy is starting to want too much, but if it is possible I > > would like to give it a whirl. > > > > Is this possible? > > > > > > > --- Synchronet NewsLink v1.00 Beta --- Synchronet NewsLink v1.00 Beta * Roughneck BBS - www.theroughnecks.net - telnet://theroughnecks.net -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
