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Signature Capture and DBF Tables

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    Signature Capture and DBF Tables

    In the release notes for version 12 there is info that tells me Alpha now supports a signature capture using a dbf table. I built a UX with a sigcap control, bound it to a dbf table with a field type of PNG like the info below states, and it does not work. The png field in the table remains blank. I'd really like to know if anyone has succesfully built a siganture caputre using a dbf table...

    from the relase notes:

    UX Component - Signature Capture Control - Data Binding to .DBF Tables - Fixed an issue in the signature control if the UX was bound to .dbf tables.

    Storing Signatures in a Database
    When the user submits the UX component, you can store the signature that the user entered in a field in a table. The signature control must be bound to a binary field. When the UX component is submitted, the value in the signature capture control is submitted as a base64 encoded PNG image. The value is converted to a binary value before it is stored in the table field.
    NOTE: In the case where you are storing data in a .dbf table, you must store the data in a PNG image field.

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    Re: Signature Capture and DBF Tables

    Russ,

    Were you ever able to get this to work? I also have tried binding to a PNG field in a DBF table and cannot get this to work. I even tried in the after validate event to place the data into a field as shown below but this doesn't seem to work either.

    t.change_begin()
    t.signature = e.dataSubmitted.signaturecapture1
    t.change_end()

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      #3
      Re: Signature Capture and DBF Tables

      I have it working against a DBF, using the UX data binding controls. There were issues in very early versions/builds of A5v12. Make sure you're up to date or at least not way out of date.
      -Steve
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        Re: Signature Capture and DBF Tables

        Thanks Steve. I don't know if that may be the issue...i hope not. I am not a developer, we only purchased the software to write our own site so we ddint pay for the subscription when ours expired in June. We have System Addins Build 4440 - does that give you any idea of whether this was "fixed" before or after this build?

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          Re: Signature Capture and DBF Tables

          I just reviewed the release notes and it appears they fixed that issue of the signature capture not working with a DBF in an April 2014 release... my current installed release is from March of 2015 so this shouldnt be the culprit I am guessing... any other ideas? Thanks in advance.

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