Does Access 2003 support electronic signatures?

[Leslie]

Does Access 2003 have the ability to support electronic signatues? When I
search in help it give me answers for digital certificates and that is not
what I'm asking about. We use electronic signatures on documents to e-mail
them and I'm wondering if Access can use electronic signatues in an approval
field?

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

Does Access 2003 have the ability to support electronic signatues? When I
search in help it give me answers for digital certificates and that is not
what I'm asking about. We use electronic signatures on documents to e-mail
them and I'm wondering if Access can use electronic signatues in an approval
field?

If the signature is an image, it can be inserted into a form or report using
code to satisfy a condition, something like:

If Me.chkApproved = True Then
Me.imgControlSig.Picture = "C:\Path to Signature.bmp"
Else
Me.imgControlSig.Picture = ""
End If
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
Free Access downloads:
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access

 

[dbahooker]

yes, Access supports digital signatures.

tools, macros, security, trusted sources

right?

 

[Leslie]

dbahooker, I'm looking for electronic not digital signatues. Thank you for
the information though.

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

If you mean certificates, yes in version 2003.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
Free Access downloads:
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access

 

[Leslie]

Not certificates, we use electronic signatues (the actual signature of
someone) that is put into the compter via scan.

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

Sure, just use an image control to display the signature image. You can show
or hide it based on the validation of another control. Something like
(aircode):

If Me.chkSig = True Then
Me.imgSig.Picture = "C:\SigFiles\MySig.bmp"
Me.imgSig.Visible = True
Else
Me.imgSig.Picture = ""
Me.imgSig.Visible = False
End If
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
Free Access downloads:
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access

 

[mike s in FL]

I know it's way late, but...

the actual signature of someone that is 'put into the computer via scan' is
more appropriately called a 'digitized signature'. Many people use
'electronic signatures' to describe them, mainly as a result of the US gov't
employees mistaken reference to the term, but it's more definitive to use
'digitized' and will lead to less confusion.

 

[lordneeko]

I'm trying to figure out the same sort of thing. Except I am using my
database on tablet PCs and would like to be able to capture the signatures
dynamically. Anyone with suggestions on this?