OTG - What is it ? 2

[Deadline]

Hi..
Have you worked in a software called ScanXtender and/or ApplicationXtender by

http://www.OTG.com

?

What is the way to interface those software using VB ? If anyone of you had done an R&D on those software, please let me know..Very urgent.
Thank you...
RR

 

[impulse24]

Hi DesperateCoder,

The software you are describing is for Document Management. It's a system to store Images, and Index data for retrieval, as well as a workflow package. The way I have accessed the system via vb, is by having the developer tools for this software, which includes active-x controls to retrieve and display data in a vb form. The system will hook into a backend RDBMS such as Oracle or Sql server. If all you are looking to do is retrieve database values, you can connect to the server using Ado, and retrieve values. If you are trying to retrieve the objects stored in the server, you will need th development tools. Good Luck

 

[Deadline]

Dear impulse...
Thank you very much...That was a real valuable info. I may need further inputs regarding this.

Many Thanks again...
Thank you...
RR

 

[Deadline]

Hi Impulse,

We'll be receiving a file by email in any format(word doc, scanned pic etc,.) sent via our website. This guy will be scanning the received docs using ScanXtender; it gets saved as .AEX file. This guy will convert that file into Adobe PDF, by writing that file to Adobe virtual printer(Which is nothing but Adobe Acrobat writer).

Now, my VB application requires that the received file gets saved(ie virtually printed) as a PDF file. And this PDF file will be having a link in the webpage. This VB application should eliminate the scanning process totally.

When we called OTG, they said, it would cost $2500 for the SDK for their software and $250 for every phone call made for support. We wouldn't want to spend that kind of amount just to exploit the print function of the AEX file.

So we thought if we could eliminate the scanning part of the cycle(receiving email with file->printing it out-> scanning it->converting it into PDF file), we could avoid this complexity.

Is there anyway that this can be accomplished ?? Like a VB program that'll direct whatever file that is received, to the printer/Adobe Virtual Printer ?

Thank you for your time..


Note - The Adobe writer installs itself as a (virtual)printer in the computer. A document that needs to be converted to .PDF needs to be "printed" using this Adobe "Printer" Thank you...
RR

 

[MikeCox]

I found a website -

http://www.pdfzone.com/pdfs/devfaq.pdf

- that may help a little. Ironically enough, you'll need at least Acrobat Reader to view it, but there's a section that talks about using command line arguments with Acrobat. I haven't tested any of the examples, but they are:

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AcroRd32.exe filename — Executes the Reader and displays a file.

AcroRd32.exe /p filename — Executes the Reader and prints a file.

AcroRd32.exe /t path printername drivername portname — Initiates Acrobat Reader, prints a file while suppressing the Acrobat print dialog box, then terminates Reader.
The four parameters of the /t option evaluate to path, printername, drivername, and portname (all strings).

printername — The name of your printer.

drivername — Your printer driver’s name. Whatever appears in the Driver Used box when you view your printer’s properties.

portname — The printer’s port. portname cannot contain any "/" characters; if it does, output is routed to the default port for that printer.

If using Acrobat, substitute Acrobat.exe in place of AcroRd32.exe in the command lines.
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There is no reference to an Adobe Virtual Printer, maybe that's accessable through the printername argument...

I know that doesn't help much, but maybe it points you in the right direction.

-Mike
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