Hi there, For a complex task as such, and without needing to "rewrite" the wheel (that means write a new scanning program) i would use:
a) a scanner that works in a networked environment and as the ability to send the scannings to emails (i remmeber that the network scanners from HP can do it - even if they are a bit weird to configure...) b) create either a global mail drop box to send all scanned documents to it or create a mail box for each patient... c) write a much simpler pop3/imap program to handle the archiving needs with a web interface... For scanning, the good doctor would only need to go to the scanner, place the document and press a button... in the scanner For archiving, he would just go to the site and place the newly scanned documents in the patient file... Cheers, Luis Ferro TelaDigital P.S.- warning... the HP net scanners are weird to configure as they require a domain to "distribute" the scannings and have some limitations with regard of the ip network settings of the scanning server and the ip of the scanners by themselfs. They must reside in the same net mask... which in large distributed networks is a no-no... apart from that, they work very well... Todd Williamsen wrote: >Yes, I would make sure that they use IE as a browser... > >Now things become complicated, and I don't know what PHP's limitations are > >What he wants... > >1. to be able to press a button to scan a document >2. that scanned document gets automatically saved in a new or existing >folder by patient ID# > >Is this possible? > > >"Tracker1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > >> 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
