best way to store data from signature widget into mysql db

[JJS]

Ok yes, i did not think about that.

Thanks Ralph for pointing me to that.

I will test it.


Kind regards,

Jerry

Op 13-8-2019 om 21:39 schreef Ralph DiMola via use-livecode:
> If everything is in an array then "arrayEncode" the array and store it in a db. Then arrayDecode it when retrieving it from the DB. You may also have to base64Encode/base64Decode to eliminate any binary.
>
> Ex: (not tested)
> Put Base64Encode(arrayEncode(sigArray)) into DBdata
> Put arrayDecode(Base64Decode(DBdata)) into sigArray
>
> Ralph DiMola
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> Subject: best way to store data from signature widget into mysql db
>
> Hi,
>
>
> i was wondering what the best way would be to store a signature of the signature widget into mysql db, so i can recall it.
>
> 1. figure out how many keys/elements there are in the array, as  it will be different per signature (serialize it as a single string, or create a JSON and store it directly)
>
> or
>
> 2. is it possible to export the signature, which probably is an svg, to an jpg/png so i can store it as BLOB?
>
>
> thanks for any insights.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry
>
>
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