Handwriting in webpages

[Bedroom Curtains]

I am hoping that someone out there will be able to help.

From within my pocketpc web application, I require a signature to be written
on the screen and captured as an image. This then has to be put into a database
for strorage. I do not require any digital encryption or authorisation etc, it
just needs to be real simple.

Eg. User opens webpage, user signs screen and submits the signature. Job done.

That is what I am trying to achieve. Has anyone ever seen this or done it? Any
suggestions would be appreciated.

Note I have seen some apps but they are to be used within a .NET environment,
and seeing as I am developing in php they are no good to me.

Many thanks.

[darrel]

> From within my pocketpc web application, I require a signature to be
written

> on the screen and captured as an image. This then has to be put into a

database

> for strorage. I do not require any digital encryption or authorisation

etc, it

> just needs to be real simple.

Out of curiosity, what is this signature being used for?

> That is what I am trying to achieve. Has anyone ever seen this or done

it? Any

> suggestions would be appreciated.

There are two options:

create the image file client side, then upload that

or

use a java applet or activeX control (maybe even flash?) to provide an
interface client-side that then creates the signature server-side.

If this is for pocketPC users ONLY, then I think it'd probably make the most
sense to just build a client-side application that can connect to your web
application.

Otherwise, there are a few web-based java and activex components that can do
this. Alas, I don't recall their names. I've never used them, but did a bit
research a long time ago on it (just enough to find them and then write them
off for our needs at the time).

-Darrel

[Bedroom Curtains]

thanks Darrel