[AccessD] Digital Signatures

[Jeff]

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.

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> 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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