-----Original Message-----
From: Lars Appel <[log in to unmask]>


>(sort of SambaPlug alert might be put here ;-)
>
>At 08:56 31.10.1997 -0500, Joe wrote:
>>1.  JetForm does not "run" on the 3000 - it runs on a PC.  It uses form
and
>>data mapping to generate your form with integrated data.  The 3000
generates
>>a "record" with the form name, and the variable data.  JetForm will
retrieve
>>the form name, load the data mapping, and map the data into the form, then
>>print it on a network or local printer.
>
>Print to network or local printer? With Samba/iX the PC might also be able
>to send printouts the MPE spooler and reach printers on the 3000 or DTC,
too.
>
>>2.  Data can be sent in several forms - the most used is FTP or
>>programatically via MS92 or Reflection DDE (or OLE with Reflection).  Once
>>the file is in a specified directory, and JetForm is running, the form
>>processing is handled automatically.
>
>Would JetForm also be able to pick up data from a directory on a network
>drive (which could be a Samba share and thus in fact an MPE/iX directory)?
>Should work if the data can be passed in fixed binary or bytestream files.
>
>Lars (couldn't resist to plug Samba again) Appel ;-) ;-)
>
Yes, Lars, and Samba on the 3000 is a great accomplishment, but it begs
the question.  The question is, I believe, "what can I use on the 3000?"
From
previous email on this list, the distribution of Fantasia was taken over by
its author
Mart(?) Gorfunkel of Larc.  I forget the email address, but it was on this
list
and I am sure someone else can supply it.

Regards,

Nick Demos  [log in to unmask]
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