[AccessD] Digital Signatures

Fri Nov 6 14:09:06 CST 2015

Jeff -

There's no rush as I won't be able to look into this again until mid next
week anyway.  Yes, I'm in Wisconsin - Neenah, in fact.  Let me know next
week if 'SuperSignature' is indeed the add in...if I'm not snowed under
next week (which is a distinct metaphorical possibility) then I a live demo
could be very helpful.  Thank you.

Janet

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Jeff <jeff.developer at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not at the office any more today, but I believe the add-in is called
> SuperSignature.  I'll check to make sure as soon as I can.  I created a
> website for field technicians to report on what they did, and get a
> signature from the manager on duty.  We store a link to the signature in
> our SQL database and name the signature with (in our situation) the
> associated JobNumber.
>
> If you want to see it in action, I can provide you with a link to the test
> website I use.
>
> You are in Wisconsin, aren't you?  I'm down in Racine, and could probably
> arrange a 'live' demo if you wanted.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 6, 2015, at 11:32 AM, Janet Erbach <jerbach.db at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you all for your comments!
> >
> > Charlotte, I had read about Topaz tablets yesterday, so I know what we're
> > referring to.  But there's no way I'm going to get budget approval for
> > those, as my company just went on a serious no-extraneous-expenditure
> > diet.  And the same would apply to getting small scanners to hook up at
> the
> > supervisor's workstation.
> >
> > Jeff - can you please tell me a bit more about the ASP/net add in you
> use?
> >
> > And Gustav, I will tell my husband you approve of his methodology.  :)
> That
> > may be the route I have to take for now until the company starts spending
> > money again.
> >
> > Janet
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Jeff Barrows <jeff.developer at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Have you considered using ASP.net or some other web app?  I use a very
> >> simple add-in to collect real signatures from clients, store them on the
> >> server, and can save the actual document with signatures as a PDF if
> >> necessary.
> >>
> >> Thank You,
> >>
> >> Jeff Barrows
> >> Jeff.developer at gmail.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/6/15, 10:33 AM, "AccessD on behalf of Charlotte Foust" <
> >> accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com on behalf of
> >> charlotte.foust at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Janet,
> >>>
> >>> At my previous full time job, our application did exactly what you're
> >>> talking about.  We started with it in Access and later migrated it to
> >> vb.net,
> >>> but in both cases we used signature tablets from Topaz.  There's work
> >>> involved, because you have security issues when you store signatures
> (we
> >>> encrypted/decrypted ours).  You need to have an API to program to for
> the
> >>> tablet.  It's doable, but may not be worth the effort.  There are
> >>> electronic signature verification services available to validate typed
> >>> e-signatures, so that might be a better way to go.  Storing signatures
> >>> electronically is fraught with security issues.
> >>>
> >>> Charlotte
> >>>
> >>> Charlotte Foust
> >>> (916) 206-4336
> >>>
> >>>> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 7:36 AM, Janet Erbach <jerbach.db at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Stuart -
> >>>>
> >>>> Yes, a digital tablet and pen is what I was referring to.  I have an
> >>>> inexpensive usb tablet to test with; this is for an employee reviews
> >>>> application, and the idea is to have the whole thing be paperless.
> The
> >>>> review is completed in the Access app, the supervisor meets with the
> >>>> employee, and then both would (in theory) sign the document digitally
> >> using
> >>>> the pad.
> >>>>
> >>>> My husband thinks it's a waste of time to pursue doing this through
> >>>> access...he says it's bad enough at his workplace getting it to work
> >>>> properly in C#. He thinks that printing the review, signing the paper,
> >> and
> >>>> then scanning it and storing a link to the image is the way to go...
> >>>>
> >>>> Janet
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Stuart McLachlan <
> >> stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> "What do you mean by "digital signature"?  There are several methods
> >> of
> >>>>> "digitally signing"
> >>>>> something including using public/private key encryption or embedidng
> a
> >>>>> facsimile of a written
> >>>>> signature.   In the latter case, the facsimile can either by scanned
> >> or
> >>>>> captured
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Do you mean the last case where someone draws on an input device such
> >> as
> >>>> a
> >>>>> graphics pad
> >>>>> or tries to scrawl their signature with a mouse?  If so, what sort of
> >>>>> input are you using?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On 5 Nov 2015 at 17:03, Janet Erbach wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hello!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Have any of you implemented a way to capture a digital signature on
> >> an
> >>>>>> access form?  I haven't found too much help through google searches.
> >>>>>> After playing around for awhile with a test form, I found that an
> >>>>>> unbound bitmap image allows me to get the signature - but it's a
> >>>>>> clunky interface.  Any ideas for me?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thank you!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Janet Erbach
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