From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 17 21:22:55 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9150106564A for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:22:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dalescott@shaw.ca) Received: from idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D8488FC18 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:22:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pd5mr1no-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.153.212]) by pd7mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 17 Jun 2010 14:54:56 -0600 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.0 c=1 a=9JnMR4sjnBEA:10 a=ood2b7iyd8MA:10 a=VphdPIyG4kEA:10 a=euO_10n9AAAA:8 a=QhueiUhXAAAA:8 a=79PID_P9AAAA:8 a=qKSEqGkeZ0ugIe6GyPcA:9 a=T0HlPsaKiw5lQJkNpnoA:7 a=KYtt7dkBLByAINnjXuW9F3wnBugA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=0FppvyK2kXcA:10 a=l3PojfpVUT2IZ54R:21 a=c5y4grJXHr_yNkKz:21 a=eDHh1EwPBXAl6gxt6Mz8Y5qGNCAA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 Received: from unknown (HELO pd6ms3no.prod.shaw.ca) ([10.0.153.22]) by pd5mr1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 17 Jun 2010 14:54:55 -0600 Received: from shaw.ca (pd6ms3no-con [10.0.145.194]) by l-daemon (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-7.05 (built Sep 5 2006)) with ESMTP id <0L4600HZMFFJ1660@l-daemon> for questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:54:55 -0600 (MDT) Received: from [10.0.144.233] (Forwarded-For: [10.0.146.233]) by pd6ims2.prod.shaw.ca (mshttpd); Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:54:55 -0600 Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:54:55 -0600 From: Dale Scott In-reply-to: <20100617152237.GA68461@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> To: "Michael W. Lucas" Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sun Java(tm) System Messenger Express 6.2-7.05 (built Sep 5 2006) Content-language: en X-Accept-Language: en Priority: normal References: <20100617152237.GA68461@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PDF storage software recommendations? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:22:55 -0000 =3E I=27m certain that we have something in ports that will do this=2C b= ut =3E danged if I can find a good candidate=2E=A0 While I=27m sure I = =3E could build a =3E database/PHP app that would work=2C surely someone=27s already done = this=3F =3E Any recommendations=3F I=27m experimenting with OpenDocMan (PHP/MySQL=2C http=3A//www=2Eopendoc= man=2Ecom/) for storing ad hoc documents associated with part numbers in= a WebERP system (http=3A//www=2Eweberp=2Eorg)=2E system=2E OpenDocMan h= as been around for a while and didn=27t see a lot of activity after rele= ase=2C but seems to be pretty active again=2E We added a menu item in th= e WebERP ItemMaster page for a user to submit an associated document=2C = which is just a link to the submit document page in OpenDocMan (also add= ed a =22Search for Associated Documents=22 menu item which is a link to = a search in OpenDocMan for documents associated with that part number)=2E= If there are multiple documents associated with part number=2C the user= would have to zip the documents and then check-in the zip archive=2E Th= is concept can be applied to other documents=2C such as a received purch= ase order which is then associated with a new internal sales order and p= roduction order=2E I=27m also investigating using Mercurial and the Windows TortoiseHg clie= nt (or a simplfied custom =22management-and-incoming-inspection-clerk=22= friendly client) to check-in an arbitrary directory structure=2E Users = could create a local directory on their Windows box for mini-project wor= k (e=2Eg=2E=2C datasheets for a commercial-off-the-shelf part=2C Word do= c and graphics for a user manual=2C sales analysis spreadsheet and Power= Point presentation=2C custom part drawings and work instruction=2C etc=2E= )=2C and when they=27re finished=2C =22check-in=22 the directory=2E I th= ink the folder check-in might be a simpler concept for casual users=2C b= ut need to finish the strawman and get some critique=2E Dale =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Dale Scott=2C P=2EEng=2E e-mail=3A dalescott=40shaw=2Eca http=3A//dalescott=2Eshawwebspace=2Eca