Stefan-
I agree with using an online DB. I just had one of
those 'outside the box' ideas and I did not know if some
server programming could do that.
Mike
: Not from the web server, but you could have VBA code in
the word doc to "write" that info to the doc when it is 1st
opened in word
: from users PC
: - if the user allows the macros to run
:
: IMHO
: find another solution like generating the content from a
database online
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message : | Stefan-
: | The saved Word file may not be able to get a
sequence
: | number per se, but it will have a unique "created date"
on
: | the users pc which I believe would be accessible via the
: | file system object.
: | Would it be possible on a web server to have a script
: | which would create a copy of a 'master' word document
and
: | then that is what is downloaded and then have the script
: | delete that copied file when the DL was complete?
: |
: | Mike
: |
: |
message
: | : | : Jim
: | :
: | : Don't see any way to run the Word macro (VBA) from the
web
: | interface, since VBA is unsupported in browsers
: | : - only way the macro might run is from the saved Word
file
: | on the users PC
: | : (but that would not have any ability to get a sequence
#
: | from the web/server)
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: | : | : | >-----Original Message-----
: | : | >I have included a word and pdf form for customers
to
: | : | >download from here:
: | : | >
http://www.theplaqueshack.com/order_form.htm
: | : | >What I would like to be able to do is to have a
: | : | >incremental counter that prints on each order form
: | every
: | : | >time somebody downloads it.
: | : | >Is this possible and how would I do it?
: | : | >Many thanks for all your help.
: | : | >Rick
: | : |
: | : | With Word, you might have luck adding a macro to the
: | : | document, and having the macro request a serial
number
: | : | from your Web site the first time the visitor opens
it.
: | : | However, this has two points of failure:
: | : |
: | : | o The visitor will get a warning dialog when the
macro
: | : | starts, and may refuse to run the macro. (After
all,
: | : | this is how some viruses replicate).
: | : | o The visitor may have disconnected from the
Internet.
: | : |
: | : | In addition, this technique requires decidedly
: | non-trivial
: | : | programming skills, both in MS Word and on the Web
: | server.
: | : |
: | : | In the case of PDF, you would need to get a PDF
: | : | programming toolkit and write code to create the
output
: | : | document you want. In terms of programming skills,
this
: | is
: | : | even more difficult that the MS Word solution.
: | : |
: | : | In both cases, replacing the paper form with an
: | electronic
: | : | form would probably be easier.
: | : |
: | : | Jim Buyens
: | : | Microsoft FrontPage MVP
: | : |
http://www.interlacken.com
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