Windows Folder View In New Tab

[#1]

I'd like to see a tab on the bottom of the layout that would search windows folders dynamically based on contact information.  From what I can find Act! currently ties individual linked files only manually.  In our case we store pdf and excel versions of orders and supporting documents in one main folder with a few subfolders to break them out by date and type.  It would be awesome if based on the company name we could search these folders and display the results in the tab.  the Folder specified would be the same for every contact.  Ideally it would work and function just like a windows folder with the search key already propagated, but with the ability to modify it.  I have read descriptions of add-on's till my eyes bled.  I also looked through the dev site and didn't see where anyone has programmed anything like this.  I'd probably pay to have it done if it's not to crazy expensive.

[#2]

An addon that meets you description already exists. Scan and Organize for ACT! www.scanandorganize.com allows the user to link each contact, company or group to a folder anyone on your computer or network.  The tab is added to your layout and it dynamically opens the contact's folder automaticaly inside of the tab.  You can even scan docs to the folder from inside of ACT!

[#3]

That looks awesome but it doesn't meet the dynamic search requirement I need.

[#4]

I would get in touch with the Scan and Org company and see if they can add it.

[#5]

Use the contact context browser control - I have a posting on the devnet forum describing how to do exactly what you are looking for using this control (I demo'd this at Insights).  Feel free to contact me directly to shgow you how to set this up.

Allen 

[#6]

this is the posting showing how to use web info to do this : 

http://community.act.com/sage/board/message?board.id=ADN_Downloads&thread.id=324

Personally I prefer using the contact context browser control and setting up a specific tab to do just this (navigate a folder by company name for discovery of sub folders on a network (or local)).

Allen 

[#7]

Alduet's suggestion would probably work If I wasn't utterly clueless on the backend of ACT.  I contracted Exponenciel (http://www.exponenciel.com) to set it up through a custom Add-On.  The product they supplied was well inside of budget and works like a charm.  Just the ease of distribution across five stations was worth what we paid for it.  I guess the moral of my story is if ACT can't do what you want it to then don't be afraid to ask the third party's who do custom work to quote adding the functionality you need.