Re: WebCat and PDF

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 33998
interpreted = N
texte = I would like to perform the same function. I would like to print a form into pdf from html, via webcat. -adam ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert McPeak To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 7:03 PM Subject: Re: WebCat and PDF > I'd like to do it too. I know a guy who I think has done it. I forwarded > him you post. I'll let you know if/when he replies. > > > >From: Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. > >Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > >To: (WebCatalog Talk) > >Subject: WebCat and PDF > >Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 19:53:11 > > > >Has anyone ever done more with generating PDFs from WebCatalog than the > >simple templates SM provided to generate fax cover sheets and address > >labels? More specifically, I would like to be able to output the > >contents of an html page (minus the html code) into a PDF file, while > >preserving the layout (there are no graphics involved). Has anyone done > >anything like this before? I downloaded the PDF reference manual from > >Adobe, but it is 500+ pages in length, and is like deciphering > >hieroglyphs. I would like to incorporate in into a project I currently > >have underway, but don't have time to learn it myself. I was wondering > >if anyone had done something like this before, could point me in the > >right direction, or might be willing to do it for a fee (last resort). > > > >I was able to open the PDF file generated for the fax cover sheet in > >BBEdit, and view the data that generated that PDF in the source. But, > >when I similarly tried to open a PDF file created by the Adobe PDF > >Writer, it was a indecipherable mess. I assume that there are different > >ways to encode the data; I would be more then happy to figure out the > >simplest and most straight-forward method. The PDF files to be > >generated will only be about 4 to 5 pages in length. > > > >If anyone can help, I would appreciate it. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Dennis > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: WebCat and PDF (Rob Marquardt 2000)
  2. Re: WebCat and PDF (adam@inos.com (Adam O'Connor) 2000)
  3. Re: WebCat and PDF (Robert McPeak 2000)
  4. WebCat and PDF (Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. 2000)
I would like to perform the same function. I would like to print a form into pdf from html, via webcat. -adam ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert McPeak To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 7:03 PM Subject: Re: WebCat and PDF > I'd like to do it too. I know a guy who I think has done it. I forwarded > him you post. I'll let you know if/when he replies. > > > >From: Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. > >Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > >To: (WebCatalog Talk) > >Subject: WebCat and PDF > >Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 19:53:11 > > > >Has anyone ever done more with generating PDFs from WebCatalog than the > >simple templates SM provided to generate fax cover sheets and address > >labels? More specifically, I would like to be able to output the > >contents of an html page (minus the html code) into a PDF file, while > >preserving the layout (there are no graphics involved). Has anyone done > >anything like this before? I downloaded the PDF reference manual from > >Adobe, but it is 500+ pages in length, and is like deciphering > >hieroglyphs. I would like to incorporate in into a project I currently > >have underway, but don't have time to learn it myself. I was wondering > >if anyone had done something like this before, could point me in the > >right direction, or might be willing to do it for a fee (last resort). > > > >I was able to open the PDF file generated for the fax cover sheet in > >BBEdit, and view the data that generated that PDF in the source. But, > >when I similarly tried to open a PDF file created by the Adobe PDF > >Writer, it was a indecipherable mess. I assume that there are different > >ways to encode the data; I would be more then happy to figure out the > >simplest and most straight-forward method. The PDF files to be > >generated will only be about 4 to 5 pages in length. > > > >If anyone can help, I would appreciate it. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Dennis > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ adam@inos.com (Adam O'Connor)

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