Thanks Ken. Yes that's the only way I can see so far.
There is a good outlook connector called moyosoft but it does cost about $200 The field itself might be called CompanyXYZ Ave the data type longstring. I will also need record number in the email to update the correct record. Cheers Al On 17/03/2016 5:28 pm, "Ken Bowen" <k...@form-runner.com> wrote: > What is the nature of the feedback into the database? > > If it amounts to more or less make entries in fields in the db, > and you are stuck with email as a medium, you might hack up a > convention like this: > 1) Select a recognizable boundary line (begin & end), say a line of > at least 10 + or *, or whatever. > 2) Between the boundary lines, have your compatriots make entries like: > [Field Name] = [Value to be input] > with the restriction that no ‘=‘ sign occurs on either side (or replace > the use of ‘=‘ by something else that would satisfy that restriction). > > You can knock out a script to process each email to a csv file, and > then import that to your Access db. > > Regards, > Ken Bowen > > On Mar 16, 2016, at 9:23 PM, Al Grant <bigal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi All > > > > This might be slightly OT - but the list was so helpful in the past... > > > > I have a database in MS Access and a standalone Java applet that imports > > data from a PDF form and scrapes data from the PDF form into > corresponding > > fields in the Access Database. (Thanks to the list for help on this!) > > > > A report from this Access database then goes out via email to a handful > of > > people in other companies and they need a way to provide feedback into > the > > database. > > > > The question is how to achieve this feedback? > > > > It is difficult because the I am working within a number of constraints: > > > > 1. We are all working behind large corporate firewalls; > > 2. I have Office 2007 installed; > > 3. Our shared mailboxes are accessed only via a web interface (not OWA - > I > > think Lotus) > > > > Getting ports on firewall, vpns etc is not an option, nor are cloud > > services like Dropbox or Amazon, so I think I am stuck with email as the > > transport medium. > > > > Solutions? > > > > Cheers > > > > -AL > > > > -- > > "Beat it punk!" > > - Clint Eastwood > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@pdfbox.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@pdfbox.apache.org > >
