>>I can't find an example of a form with the canvas and dropping the string into it. I'll keep looking :-)
>>
>
>The example for that is right on the page I linked to.
>
>Embed this in your page:
>
>The HTML:
>
>

><div class="sigPad signed">
>  <div class="sigWrapper">
>    <div class="typed">Name of the person here</div>
>    <canvas class="pad" width="200" height="55"></canvas>
>  </div>
></div>
>

>
>Then further down, at the bottom of your HTML page embed the Javascript:
>
>

><!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="flashcanvas.js"></script><![endif]-->
><script src="jquery.min.js"></script>
><script src="jquery.signaturepad.min.js"></script>
><script src="json2.min.js"></script>
><script>
>// Replace the section in brackets with the info from your database
>var sig = [{lx:20,ly:34,mx:20,my:34},{lx:21,ly:33,mx:20,my:34},…];
>
>$(document).ready(function () {
>  $('.sigPad').signaturePad({displayOnly:true}).regenerate(sig);
>});
></script>
>

>
>You can also look at their sample page source code:
>
>http://thomasjbradley.ca/lab/signature-pad/regenerate/

thanks Paul. I think I was suffering from mental overload before. I've got something going now based on that.