How to program for saving a signature file

[Rob]

Just starting out with Mobile apps....

Any guidence on how I might do the following...

Save a copy of the signature that the receiver of an order would provide (it
would be scribbled onto the Pocket PC) and saved to some kind of file (maybe
a .jpeg), then store the contents of that file in a sql server table ? or
maybe just store the path to the file there ?

Any direction is appreciated...

Thanks !

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Rob,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetcomp/html/PPCSignatureApp.asp

Although this sample sends the signature to another machine, it's easy to
modify the sample to store the signature instead.

 

[Rob]

Ginny,

Thanks for the link, it maybe it is easy for you to modify.... but I have
been spinning in circles for days now... can you give me some hints as to
what is relevant to just obtaining and saving the signature ? I just want
to store the signature to a jpg or bmp. I have tried to compartmentalize
the sample into just the pieces I need but am having great difficulties.

I am using vb.net, not C#...

Thanks,
Rob

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Rob,

Here's some code that uses that signature control and writes the signature
out as a PNG file. It would be the same for BMP except you'd use
ImageFormat.Bmp and the file would be much bigger:

FileStream fs = new FileStream(BmpFileName, FileMode.Create);
Bitmap bitmap = sigControl.Bmp;
bitmap.Save(fs, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
fs.Close();

 

[TestIT]

Could any one suggest how to code in vb.net to save signature bmp file?
please thanks

 

[TestIT]

Could any one suggest how to code in vb.net to save signature bmp file?
please thanks

 

[TestIT]

Ginny,

I am new in vb.net i can show you my code snippets once I hear from you
thanks

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Perhaps you will find these links helpful:
http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=c#+to+VB+translator&cp=1252&FORM=MYMSNH&PI=7317&DI=365

Mostly you'd just remove the semicolons from the sample I provided.