Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160)
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texte = I have also had success using FDF, Adobe's Form Data Format. FDF works very well with WebDNA, allowing one to "plug values into an existing pdf form". Marc Bob Minor wrote: > we use a few different tools for pdf on the fly > > htmldocs and wkpdf for html to pdf conversions, each has their drawbacks and benefits. > > for form integration with pdf we use pdftk, this lets you plug values into an existing pdf form. > > > On Mar 16, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Donovan Brooke wrote: > >> Govinda wrote: >> [snip] >>> What are people doing to write pdfs on the fly? PHP? Or any good (easy to instal/run) freeware/shareware out there. >>> All we need is Avery label #5160 dynamic pdfs, populated with our webdna db data. >>> -Govinda >> >> Hi Govinda, I hate to discourage the use of WebDNA, but when dealing with client deadlines... >> >> I am currently looking at: >> >> http://www.tecnick.com/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=tcpdf >> >> It's an open source PDF utility for PHP. I will be calling >> a PHP page with a WebDNA tcpconnect.. or maybe even through >> the commandline to accomplish my goals. >> >> There may be other better solutions for your needs out there, I don't >> know. >> >> tcpdf consists of basically one main file and a couple supporting >> small files and does not require any special external objects/frameworks >> etc.. It could be rewritten in WebDNA.. but I don't have the time >> to rewrite 17,000 lines of code right now. ;-) >> >> Anyway, I'm looking at it for DRM purposes, but it is fairly versatile. It utilizes ImageMagick for image manipulation. >> >> Acrobat has a DOM interface (similar to browsers but different). I suppose you could hack something there by running Acrobat on your >> server and then calling javascript through WebDNA using [shell]. >> That may just drive a person past the crazy line. :-) >> >> I'll be getting more into this in the coming weeks myself. >> >> Donovan >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Donovan Brooke >> Euca Design Center >> [Practical-Ethical-Efficient] >> www.euca.us >> egg.bz >> artglass-forum.com >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list
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I have also had success using FDF, Adobe's Form Data Format. FDF works very well with WebDNA, allowing one to "plug values into an existing pdf form". Marc Bob Minor wrote: > we use a few different tools for pdf on the fly > > htmldocs and wkpdf for html to pdf conversions, each has their drawbacks and benefits. > > for form integration with pdf we use pdftk, this lets you plug values into an existing pdf form. > > > On Mar 16, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Donovan Brooke wrote: > >> Govinda wrote: >> [snip] >>> What are people doing to write pdfs on the fly? PHP? Or any good (easy to instal/run) freeware/shareware out there. >>> All we need is Avery label #5160 dynamic pdfs, populated with our webdna db data. >>> -Govinda >> >> Hi Govinda, I hate to discourage the use of WebDNA, but when dealing with client deadlines... >> >> I am currently looking at: >> >> http://www.tecnick.com/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=tcpdf >> >> It's an open source PDF utility for PHP. I will be calling >> a PHP page with a WebDNA tcpconnect.. or maybe even through >> the commandline to accomplish my goals. >> >> There may be other better solutions for your needs out there, I don't >> know. >> >> tcpdf consists of basically one main file and a couple supporting >> small files and does not require any special external objects/frameworks >> etc.. It could be rewritten in WebDNA.. but I don't have the time >> to rewrite 17,000 lines of code right now. ;-) >> >> Anyway, I'm looking at it for DRM purposes, but it is fairly versatile. It utilizes ImageMagick for image manipulation. >> >> Acrobat has a DOM interface (similar to browsers but different). I suppose you could hack something there by running Acrobat on your >> server and then calling javascript through WebDNA using [shell]. >> That may just drive a person past the crazy line. :-) >> >> I'll be getting more into this in the coming weeks myself. >> >> Donovan >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Donovan Brooke >> Euca Design Center >> [Practical-Ethical-Efficient] >> www.euca.us >> egg.bz >> artglass-forum.com >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ >> Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > . > -- ------------------------------------------- Marc Thompson Software Engineer Office of Information Technology University of Utah 801.585.9264 marc.thompson@utah.edu -------------------------------------------
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