Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:54:55 -0600 From: Dale Scott <dalescott@shaw.ca> To: "Michael W. Lucas" <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PDF storage software recommendations? Message-ID: <f31ede0010786.4c1a373f@shaw.ca> In-Reply-To: <20100617152237.GA68461@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> References: <20100617152237.GA68461@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
=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
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?f31ede0010786.4c1a373f>